Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Additions to the Queensland Flora by Dr. Lucas. The Victorian Naturalist 2(6): 75 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 3 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (21 July 1899), Polypodiaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien I, 4(188/189): 178 [basionym]

basionym of: Nephrodium triphyllum (Sw.) Diels legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 298 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris triphylla (Sw.) C.Chr. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 649 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 52 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dryopteris triphylla (Sw.) C.Chr. legitimate

Ching, R.C. (1938), Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology; Botany 8: 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Abacopteris triphylla (Sw.) Ching legitimate

Iwatsuki, K. (1965), Memoirs of the College of Science Kyoto Imperial University ser. B, 31(3): 190 [basionym]

basionym of: Thelypteris triphylla (Sw.) K.Iwats. legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1972), Studies in the family Thelypteridaceae IV. The genus Pronephrium Presl. Blumea 20(1): 122 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "no details (S-PA)."

Holttum, R.E. (1972), Studies in the family Thelypteridaceae IV. The genus Pronephrium Presl. Blumea 20(1): 122 [basionym]

basionym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holttum legitimate

Chandra, P. (1974), Genus Pronephrium Presl in India. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 13(3&4): 274 [basionym]

basionym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) P.Chandra legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1977), The family Thelypteridaceae in the Pacific and Australasia. Allertonia 1(3): 214 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holttum legitimate

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Thelypteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 336 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holttum 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): 70 [secondary reference]

• Type: "China, s. dat., leg. ign. s.n., Herb. Swartz (first-step lecto: S, designated by R. E. Holttum, Blumea 20(1): 122 (1972); second-step lecto, designated here: S S-P-7973!; possible isolecto: S S-P-7972!);"

• Text: "Holttum (1972, p. 122) cited the type of the name Meniscium triphyllum as ‘Type: no details (S-PA)’. This is here treated as effective (first-step) lectotypification by Holttum, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018)."

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): 70 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holttum legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holttum legitimate

Fawcett, S.E. & Smith, A.R. (11 October 2021), A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, botanical miscellany 59: 48 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grypothrix triphylla (Sw.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. legitimate

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