Polypodiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Polypodium capense L.f. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. [filius] (April 1782), Supplementum Plantarum: 445-446 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat ad Cap. bonae spei. Sparrmann."
Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 42 [basionym]
basionym of: Aspidium capense (L.f.) Sw. legitimate
Willdenow, C.L. (January 1810), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 5(1): 267 BHL [basionym]
basionym of: Aspidium capense (L.f.) Willd. isonym
Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), An arrangement and definition of the genera of ferns, with observations on the affinities of each genus. London Journal of Botany 1: 666 [basionym]
basionym of: Alsophila capensis (L.f.) J.Sm. legitimate
Smith, J. (1846), An enumeration of ferns cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Kew, in December 1845; with characters and observations on some of the genera and species. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 72: 35 BHL [basionym]
basionym of: Polystichum capense (L.f.) Sm. legitimate
Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 758 BHL [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Aspidium capense (L.f.) Sw. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: Basionym of Aspidium capense (L.f.) Willd., which is a later isonym of Aspidium capense (L.f.) Sw. The latter name has been misapplied to Lastreopsis calantha (Endl.) Tindale and Polystichum whiteleggei Watts on NI and LHI respectively.