Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 160 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), The Vegetation of the Chatham-Islands: 63 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Gleichenia platyzoma F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 58, Fig. 50 [secondary reference]

Christ, K.H.H. (1897), Die Farnkrauter der Erde: 339 [basionym]

basionym of: Gleichenia microphylla (R.Br.) Christ nom. illeg.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 289 [secondary reference]

alternative name: Gleichenia platyzoma F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 638 [secondary reference]

common name: Braid Fern [n/a]

Nakai, T. (1950), A new classification of Gleicheniales. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 29: 4-5 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia platyzoma F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia microphylla (R.Br.) Christ nom. illeg.

Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 171, 177 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia platyzoma F.Muell. legitimate

Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 319 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 1 [secondary reference]

Wollenweber, E., Scheele, C. & Tryon, A.F. (1987), Flavenoids and spores of Platyzoma microphyllum an endemic fern of Australia. American Fern Journal 77: 28-32 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Platyzomataceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 23 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Platyzomataceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 31, Fig. 5A [secondary reference]

common name: Braid Fern [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 50 [secondary reference]

common name: Braid Fern [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Platyzomataceae. Flora of Australia 48: 164, Figs 18, 55, Map 135 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Facing Island, Qld, R.Brown Iter Austral. 102; lecto: BM; isolecto: K."

nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia platyzoma F.Muell. legitimate misapplication: Gleichenia microphylla (R.Br.) Christ nom. illeg. by Christ, K.H.H. (1897), Die Farnkrauter der Erde: 339

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 318 [secondary reference]

common name: Briad Fern [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 24 [secondary reference]

common name: Braid fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Platyzomataceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 23 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 847 [secondary reference]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 24, Fig. 5G,H, map [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Schneider, H. (2011), Corrections to Phytotaxa 19: Linear sequence of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 28: 51 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid. 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): 42 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Facing Island, 1802–1805, R.Brown Iter Austral. 102 (lecto: BM 001044049*; possible isolecto: BM 001044051*, E 00208947*, K 001057821*"

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): 42 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid. legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 9 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid. legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 16 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid. legitimate

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