Cyatheaceae Kaulf.
Alsophila loddigesii Kunze , legitimate, scientific
Kunze, G. (1847), Pugillus tertius plantarum adhuc ineditarum seu in hortis minus cognitarum, quas annis 1843-1846, praeter alias alio loco descriptas v. describendas, coluit hortus botanicus Univers. Litterarum lipsiensis. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 20(1): 7 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Patria ignota; sed vix dubie australis, extratropica, forsan, sic ut verae Dicksoniae squarrosac, Nova Zeelandia; nam planta hieme in tepidario, aestate sub diu optime viget. Anno 1884 frondes fertiles protulit."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 289 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 640 [secondary reference]
common name: Fern-tree [n/a]
Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 30 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1929), Pteridophyta: 262 [basionym]
basionym of: Cyathea loddigesii (Kunze) Domin legitimate
Tindale, M.D. (1951), Notes on Three Australasian Ferns. American Fern Journal 41: 98 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "represented at Kew by a specimen labelled in Kunze's hand "Alsophila Loddigesii Kze., Dicksonia squarrosa, Lodd. H. bot. Lips. 44, sententiam tuam expeto," which I am choosing as lectotype."
Tindale, M.D. (26 June 1956), The Cyatheaceae of Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(4): 352 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate
Holttum, R.E. (1964), The tree-ferns of the genus Cyathea in Australasia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(2): 244 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate
Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cyatheaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 198 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Alsophila loddigessii F.M.Bailey orth. var.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate