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

• Type: "(T.) B. v.s. Polypodium speluncae L. fide specim. in Herb. Herm. Polypodium nudum. Forst. n. 446. fide specim. Forsteri in Herb. Banks. quod varietas? ... Caenopteris japonica. Willd. phyt. t.8. f.l. forsan varietas, et certe hujus generis. Polypodium cristatum. Houtt. nat. hist. par. 2. t.14. p. 184. t.99. f.3. pinna."

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1 November 1817), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 5(1): 352 [basionym]

basionym of: Trichomanes flaccida (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), An arrangement and definition of the genera of ferns, with observations on the affinities of each genus. London Journal of Botany 1: 427 [basionym]

basionym of: Microlepia flaccida (R.Br.) J.Sm. legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 714, 717 [secondary reference]

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

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 73 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 588 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Hypolepis elegans Carruth. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 714, 717

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 216 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore legitimate

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