Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Plantae Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis Commentatio Botanica: 74 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Reperitur in sylvis insularum Societatis."

• Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2428 (1991) lists "Pteris esculenta Labill." and "Pteris esculenta R.Br.", both as illegitimate later homonyms of P. esculenta G.Forst. These are secondary uses of Forster's name, rather than attempts to publish new names. Labillardiere, Nov. Holl. Pl. Spec. 2: 95 (1807), clearly and directly referred to Forster under this species, and Brown indirectly referred to the same work by acknowledging that he had used Labillardiere's work in preparing his Prodromus.

Swartz, O. (1806), Synopsis Filicum: 101, 296 [secondary reference]

• Comment: On page 101, Swartz gives "Nova Hollandia" with a query, but only mentions "Insulis societatis" on page 296.

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1807), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(25-26): 94, t. 244 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 154 [secondary reference]

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 154 [basionym]

basionym of: Allosorus esculentus (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 25 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate

Trevisan de Saint-Léon, V.B.A. (1874), Sylloge Sporophytum Italiae. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali 17(2): 239 [basionym]

basionym of: Cincinalis esculenta (G.Forst.) Trevis. legitimate

Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 298 [basionym]

basionym of: Ornithopteris esculenta (G.Forst.) J.Sm. legitimate

Kuhn, F.A.M. (1882), Die Gruppe de Chaetopterides unter der Polypodiaceen. Festschrift zu dem fünfzigjährigen Jubiläum der Königstädtischen Realschule zu Berlin: 27 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn legitimate

Warburg, O. (1900), Monsunia. Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Vegetation des Dud- und Ostasiatischen Monsungebietes 1: 68 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteris aquilina f. esculenta (G.Forst.) Christ legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1906), Index Filicum: 591, 597 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. esculentum (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate

Cockayne, L.C. (1908), Report on a Botanical Survey of the Tongariro National Park: 34 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Wakefield, N.A. (8 April 1942), Some fern and clubmoss notes. The Victorian Naturalist 58(12): 200 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 21 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 352 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. (1989), The taxonomy of bracken (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 2(1): 116, 117 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "New Zealand, G. Forster (BM)."

Chapman, A.D. (1991), Australian Plant Name Index: 2428 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 80 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 590 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 225 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Thomson, J.A. (16 August 2012), Taxonomic status of diploid southern hemisphere brackens (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae). Telopea 14: 45 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne 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): 51 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "New Zealand, s. dat., G.Forster s.n. (lecto: BM 001048405*"

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): 51 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne legitimate

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