Maxon, W.R. (1922), Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 12: 458 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Davallia dubia R.Br. legitimate

Wakefield, N.A. (8 April 1942), Some fern and clubmoss notes. The Victorian Naturalist 58(12): 200 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Davallia dubia R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia dubia (R.Br.) Gaudich. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sitobolium dubium (R.Br.) Brack. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Balantium dubium (R.Br.) Copel. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 57-58 [secondary reference]

Holttum, R.E. (December 1963), Cyatheaceae. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(2): 171 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 20 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Davallia dubia R.Br. legitimate vernacular name: Rainbow Fern [n/a] vernacular name: False Bracken [n/a] vernacular name: Common Ground-fern [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 336 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Davallia tasmanica Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Davallia cristatella Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Davallia muelleri Gand. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 86 [secondary reference]

common name: False Bracken [n/a] common name: Rainbow Fern [n/a] common name: Common Ground Fern [n/a]

White, R.A. & Turner, M.D. (1988), Calochlaena, a new genus of dicksonioid ferns. American Fern Journal 78(3): 92 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 45 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 72 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Culcitaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 192 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 132 [secondary reference]

common name: False Bracken [n/a] common name: Common Ground Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 45 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Calochlaena dubia (R.Br.) M.D.Turner & R.A.White legitimate

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