Mueller, F.J.H. von (1871), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(57): 156 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In montibus orariis ad Rockingham's Bay; Dallachy."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 648 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 174 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pleopeltis lanceola Mett. ex F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Polypodium lanceola Mett. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1870), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(55): 120

Andrews, S.B. (1 December 1977), Miscellaneous notes on Australian Pteridophytes. I. Austrobaileya 1(1): 12 [basionym]

basionym of: Crypsinus simplicissimus (F.Muell.) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1991), The pteridological collections of the G.R.S.T.S. Expedition to the coastal region of north-eastern Queensland. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 45(2): 332 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "HOLOTYPE: 'In montibus orariis ad Rockingham's Bay', J. Dallachy s. no., [According to STAFLEU & COWAN (1976-1988: vol 3) the types of the new taxa described by F.v. Mueller are at MEL]. Isotype at K!."

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1991), The pteridological collections of the G.R.S.T.S. Expedition to the coastal region of north-eastern Queensland. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 45(2): 332 [basionym]

basionym of: Phymatopteris simplicissima (F.Muell.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 473 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Crypsinus simplicissimus (F.Muell.) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Hovenkamp, P. (1998), An account of the Malay-Pacific species of Slliguea (Polypodiaceae). Blumea 43(1): 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Selliguea simplicissima (F.Muell.) Hovenkamp legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Crypsinus simplicissimus (F.Muell.) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Crypsinus simplicissimus (F.Muell.) S.B.Andrews 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): 85 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Coast Range, Rockingham’s Bay, 8 Apr. 1868, J.Dallachy s.n. (first-step lecto: MEL, designated by R. E. G. Pichi-Sermolli, Webbia 45: 332 (1991); second step lecto, designated here: MEL 724979*; isolecto: MEL2158847*, K n.v.)."

• Text: "Pichi-Sermolli (1991, p. 332) cited the type of the name Polypodium simplicissimum as ‘‘Holotype: ‘in montibus orariis ad Rockingham’s Bay’. J. Dallachy s. no. [according to Stafleu&Cowan (1976–1988: vol. 3) the types of the new taxa described by F. v. Mueller are at MEL]. Isotype at K!’. This is here treated as effective (first-step) lectotypification by Pichi-Sermolli, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018)."

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): 85 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Selliguea simplicissima (F.Muell.) Hovenkamp legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Selliguea simplicissima (F.Muell.) Hovenkamp legitimate

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