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): 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 157 [secondary reference]

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(1): 119 [secondary reference]

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1851), Epimeliae Botanicae: 99 [basionym]

basionym of: Parestia elegans (Sw.) C.Presl legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 118 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 53 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 640 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 70 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia denticulata (Burm.f.) Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia denticulata (Burm.f.) Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate

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