Houlston, J. & Moore, T. (1851), The genera and species of cultivated ferns. The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Science 3: 317 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "...the native country...is doubtful..."

Lowe, E.J. (1857), Ferns: British and Exotic ... London 6: pl. xi [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aspidium acuminatum Willd. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1878), On the ferns of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 120 [secondary reference]

Watts, W.W. (13 September 1916), Some cryptogamic notes from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41(2): 382 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris acuminata (Houlston) Watts legitimate

Morton, C.V. (1973), Studies of fern types, II. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 38(6): 246-247 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "A plant cultivated by Loddiges in 1842 (holotype Herb. Houlston, BM, 2 sheets, Morton photographs 6771, 6772)."

Morton, C.V. (1973), Studies of fern types, II. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 38(6): 245 [basionym]

basionym of: Lastreopsis acuminata (Houlston) C.V.Morton legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 96 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lastreopsis acuminata (Houlston) C.V.Morton legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 407 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lastreopsis acuminata (Houlston) C.V.Morton legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Lastreopsis acuminata (Houlston) C.V.Morton legitimate

Labiak, P.H., Sundue, M., Rouhan, G. & Moran, R.C. (2014), New combinations in Lastreopsis and Parapolystichum (Dryopteridaceae). Brittonia 67(1): 81-82 [basionym]

basionym of: Parapolystichum acuminatum (Houlston) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lastreopsis acuminata (Houlston) C.V.Morton 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): 73 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Parapolystichum acuminatum (Houlston) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Parapolystichum acuminatum (Houlston) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran legitimate

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