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: 24 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 24 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 138 [secondary reference]

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

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

vernacular name: Shade Brake-fern [n/a] vernacular name: Jungle Brake [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 29 [secondary reference]

common name: Jungle 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: 52, Fig. 11a-b [secondary reference]

common name: Jungle Brake [n/a]

Kramer, K.U. & McCarthy, P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Pteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 247, Fig. 102, Map 218 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: "Port Jackson, [Sydney, N.S.W.], R.Brown Iter Austral. 57; holo: K n.v.; iso: MEL."

common name: Jungle Brake [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic (native and naturalised)

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 7 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 29 [secondary reference]

common name: Jungle 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]

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. 51 (lecto, designated here: K 001057881*; possible isolecto: LE 00008643*, E 00205066*, K 001057880*, MEL 672393*, MEL 672394*)."
• Lectotype: "Kramer and McCarthy (1998b, p. 247) listed the ‘holotype’ of Pteris umbrosa as R.Brown Iter Austral. 57. I consider this to be a misreading of R.Brown Iter Austral. 51, of which four sheets are known, two of which are in K. The most complete of the K sheets is here selected as the lectotype."

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