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): 102 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate

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

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

nomenclatural synonym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Ebihara, A., Dubuisson, J.-Y., Iwatsuki, K., Hennequin, S. & Ito, M. (2006), A taxonomic revision of Hymenophyllaceae. Blumea 51: 231 [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): 48 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mecodium contiguum D.A.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum contiguum (D.A.Sm.) Tindale legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum polyanthos var. contiguum (D.A.Sm.) Croxall legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hymenophyllum polyanthon Bostock & Spokes orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mecodium contiguum D.A.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum contiguum (D.A.Sm.) Tindale legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum polyanthos var. contiguum (D.A.Sm.) Croxall legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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): 25 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Trichomanes polyanthos Sw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hymenophyllum polyanthon Bostock & Spokes orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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