Burman, N.L. (1768), Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis: 235 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Malabara & Java, unde missa."

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

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 21 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 723 [secondary reference]

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

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): 147 [secondary reference]

Merrill, E.D. (1921), A review of the new species of plants proposed by N.L. Burman in his Flora Indica. The Philippine Journal of Science 19(3): 334 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "The actual type was apparently a Javan specimen..."

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 2 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Adiantum philippense L. legitimate

Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. (29 May 2019), Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman's Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 96 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Lectotypus (designated by MERRILL, 1921: 334): INDONESIA. Java [?]: s.d., Anon. s.n. (G-PREL [G00800009]!)."

Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. (29 May 2019), Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman's Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 96 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Adiantum philippense L. legitimate

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