Schott, H.W. (1834), Genera Filicum 1: t. 3 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium exaltatum L. legitimate

Gepp, A. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Ferns. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 195 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 68 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Aspidium exaltatum (L.) Sw. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Nephrodium exaltatum (Sw.) R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium exaltatum L. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 2 [secondary reference]

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

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 568 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton legitimate by Gepp, A. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Ferns. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 195

Hovenkamp, P.H. & Miyamoto, F. (2005), A conspectus of the native and naturalized species of Nephrolepis (Nephrolepidaceae) in the world. Blumea 50(2): 300-302 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton legitimate by Gepp, A. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Ferns. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 195

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

misapplied to: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 2

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

misapplied to: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 2

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