Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1841), An arrangement and definition of the genera of ferns, with observations of the affinities of each genus. The Journal of Botany 4(27): 148 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 138 [basionym]

basionym of: Acrostichum sect. Elaphoglossum F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 9 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Elaphos, a deer, and glossa, a tongue - the small simple fertile fronds, being supposed to resemble the tongue of a deer."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acrostichum L. legitimate

Beddome, R.H. (1883), Handbook to the Ferns of British India: 416 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 234 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acrostichum L. legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1978), Lomariopsis group. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(4): 289 [secondary reference]

Voss, E.G. (1983), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Sydney, 1981. Regnum Vegetabile 111: 296 [secondary reference]

• Type: Elaphoglossum conforme (Sw.) J.Smith, typ. cons.

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Lomariopsidaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 169, Fig. 85 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lomariopsidaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 431 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 717 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 300-301 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 17 [secondary reference]

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 72 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Elaphoblossum Anon. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Elaphoglossum Schott nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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