Bailey, F.M. (1891), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 4: 21 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Atherton, near Herberton, C.J. Wild."

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

basionym of: Microsorum superficiale var. australiense (F.M.Bailey) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Nooteboom, H.P. (1997), The Microsoroid ferns (Polypodiaceae). Blumea 42(2): 353 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel. legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 481 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Microsorum australiense (F.M.Bailey) Bostock legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (27 October 1998), Appendix: Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 481 [basionym]

basionym of: Microsorum australiense (F.M.Bailey) Bostock 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): 87 [secondary reference]

• Type: "between Cairns and Herberton, Queensland, 1891 C.J. Wild s.n. (holo: BRI AQ0024870!)."

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): 87 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Microsorum australiense (F.M.Bailey) Bostock legitimate

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