Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1807), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(25-26): 101, t. 250, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "HABITAT in capite Van-Diemen."

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 159 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

Bosch, R.B. van den (1858), Synopsis Hymenophyllacearum 1: 399 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hymenophyllum tasmannicum Bosch legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 159

Bosch, R.B. van den (1859), Synopsis Hymenophyllacearum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 4: 399 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hymenophyllum tasmannicum Bosch isonym by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 159

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 705 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 290 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 290 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hymenophyllum javanicum Spreng. legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 159

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 283 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 639 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate

Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 118 [secondary reference]

Copeland, E.B. (1937), Philippine Journal of Science 64: 125-126 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum hookeri Bory legitimate

Copeland, E.B. (26 October 1938), Genera Hymenophyllacearum. Philippine Journal of Science 67(1): 21 [basionym]

basionym of: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 50 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. (1963), Hymenophyllaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 201: 23-25, Pl. 3 [secondary reference]

• Type: "HOLOTYPE: Nova Hollandia et Terra Diemen, ex Herb. Labillardière, Herb. Webbianum (FI), examined."

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 14 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate

Croxall, J.P. (1975), The Hymenophyllaceae of Queensland. Australian Journal of Botany 23(3): 521 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Hymenophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 33 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate common name: Shiny Filmy Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 37, Fig. 7e-f, pl. 1e-f [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate common name: Shiny Filmy-fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 558 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hymenophyllum howense Brownlie legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 705

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Hymenophyllum howense Brownlie legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 118

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Hymenophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 134, Fig. 51A-B, Map 98 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Hymenophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 33 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 846 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichomanes nitens (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Ebihara, A., Dubuisson, J.-Y., Iwatsuki, K., Hennequin, S. & Ito, M. (2006), A taxonomic revision of Hymenophyllaceae. Blumea 51: 232 [secondary reference]

Ebihara, A., Nitta, J.H. & Iwatsuki, K. (2010), The Hymenophyllaceae of the Pacific Area. 2. Hymenophyllum (Excluding Subgen. Hymenophyllum). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany) 36(2): 54, Fig. 25 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mecodium flabellatum (Labill.) Copel. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum nitens R.Br. 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): 23-24 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Nova Hollandia et Terra Diemen, s. dat., Labillardière s.n. (lecto: FI 004176*); isolecto: B-W 20230010!; GH 00021352*"

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