Cunningham, A. in Hooker, W.J. (1 July 1837), Florae insularum Novae Zelandiae precursor; or a specimen of the botany of the islands of New Zealand. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 2(24): 365, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales. In dark ravines on the Warrabunha River. – 1825, C. Fraser. A. Cunningham."

Smith, J. (1846), An enumeration of ferns cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Kew, in December 1845; with characters and observations on some of the genera and species. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 72: 27 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Doodia maxima J.Sm. nom. inval., pro syn.

Mettenius, G.H. (1856), Filices Horti Botanici Lipsiensis: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Woodwardia blechnoides (A.Cunn.) Mett. legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 243 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Doodia maxima J.Sm. ex C.Chr. legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 121-122 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Doodia maxima J.Sm. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Woodwardia blechnoides Fée legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia aspera var. blechnoides F.M.Bailey legitimate

Parris, B.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Doodia. Flora of Australia 48: 387 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Doodia maxima J.Sm. ex C.Chr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Doodia maxima J.Sm. ex C.Chr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blechnum maximum (J.Sm. ex C.Chr.) Christenh. legitimate

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): 62 [secondary reference]

• Type: "a rare plant discovered in ravines at Warragumba [Warragamba] River, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 1825, C.Fraser s.n. (holo: K 001092767*)."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blechnum maximum (J.Sm. ex C.Chr.) Christenh. legitimate

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