Willdenow, C.L. (January 1810), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 5(1): 448 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Nova Zeelandia."

Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 14 [secondary reference]

Hooker, W.J. (May 1851), Species Filicum 2(5): 32 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 119 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 725 [secondary reference]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1957 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 284 [secondary reference]

Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, C.R.W.K. van (1908), Malayan Ferns: 323 [basionym]

basionym of: Adiantum diaphanum var. affine (Willd.) Alderw. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 641 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 149-150 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Adiantum cunninghamii Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Adiantum affine var. cunninghamii (Hook.) C.Moore legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 151 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Adiantum diaphanum var. affine (Willd.) Alderw. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1960), American Fern Journal 50: 119-122 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 563 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Adiantum diaphanum Blume legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 14

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 255 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Adiantum capillus-veneris L. legitimate

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 262 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Adiantum silvaticum Tindale legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1957

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 257 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Adiantum diaphanum Blume legitimate by Hooker, W.J. (May 1851), Species Filicum 2(5): 32

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

misapplied to: Adiantum silvaticum Tindale legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1957

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

misapplied to: Adiantum diaphanum Blume legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 14

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Adiantum diaphanum Blume legitimate by Hooker, W.J. (May 1851), Species Filicum 2(5): 32

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