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

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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: 25 [secondary reference]

Luerssen, C. (1873), Zur flora von Queensland. Verzeichniss der von Fran Amalie Dietrich. Journal des Museums Godeffroy 3(Heft. 6): 12 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteris arguta var. tremula (R.Br.) Luerss. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 25 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 285 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 642 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 155-156 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris arguta var. tremula (R.Br.) Luerss. legitimate misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 126 misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 231

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 37, Fig. 6 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 36, Fig. 15 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 126

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 62 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 27 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 26 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Tender Bracken [n/a] vernacular name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 11-12, Fig. 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Tender brake [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 28 [secondary reference]

common name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 2 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 30 [secondary reference]

common name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 53, Fig. 11g-h [secondary reference]

common name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 568-569 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "New South Wales, R.Brown; holo: BM; iso: K."

taxonomic synonym: Pteris baueriana Diesing ex Endl. legitimate misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78 common name: Tender Brakefern [n/a]

Kramer, K.U. & McCarthy, P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Pteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 247, Fig. 102, Map 219 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris arguta var. tremula (R.Br.) Luerss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris tremula var. pectinata Domin legitimate misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 126 common name: Tender Bracken Fern [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 26 [secondary reference]

common name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 30 [secondary reference]

common name: Tender Brake [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 850 [secondary reference]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 42, Fig. 12E-G, map [secondary reference]

common name: Tender brakefern [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris tremula R.Br. var. tremula legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris arguta var. tremula (R.Br.) Luerss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris baueriana Diesing ex Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris tremula var. pectinata Domin legitimate misapplication: Pteris arguta Aiton nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas

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): 42 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Port Jackson, 1802–1805, R.Brown Iter Austral. 56 (lecto: BM 001044256*, possible isolecto: E 00205483*, K 001057879*, MEL 672389*, MEL 672390*, MEL 672391*, S S-P-5833 n.v."

• Text: "Green (1994, p. 568) cited the type of the name Pteris tremula as ‘New South Wales, R.Brown; holo: BM; iso: K’. This is here treated as effective lectotypification by Green, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018). Because Green’s citation meets the relevant requirements of ICN Art. 7.11, his use of the term ‘holo’ is correctable under ICN Art. 9.10."

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