Smith, J.E. (1793), Tentamen botanicum de filicum generibus dorsiferarum. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (Turin) 5: 416, t. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1865), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 1: 25 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 55, Fig. 48 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From kyatheion, a little cup - shape of indusium."

Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 95 [secondary reference]

• Type: Cyathea arborea (L.) Smith

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphicosmia Gardner legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 640 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. (26 June 1956), The Cyatheaceae of Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(4): 327-328 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 52-53 [secondary reference]

Holttum, R.E. (December 1963), Cyatheaceae. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(2): 72-176 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sphaeropteris Bernh. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1964), The tree-ferns of the genus Cyathea in Australasia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(2): 241-274 [secondary reference]

Tryon, R. (1970), Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 200: 46-50 [secondary reference]

Tryon, R. (1976), Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 206: 29-98 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Cyatheaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 69-74, Figs. 27-29 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cyatheaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 42 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 27, 30, 203, 403 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sphaeropteris Bernh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphicosmia Gardner legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 68 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 578-579 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cyatheaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 195 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cyatheaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 42 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 228 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila R.Br. sect. Alsophila legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea Sm. subg. Cyathea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sphaeropteris Bernh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphicosmia Gardner legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea subg. Sphaeropteris (Bernh.) Holttum legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 713 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 241 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 12 [secondary reference]

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): 36 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila R.Br. sect. Alsophila legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea Sm. subg. Cyathea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sphaeropteris Bernh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnosphaera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphicosmia Gardner legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea subg. Sphaeropteris (Bernh.) Holttum legitimate

• APC Comment: Alsophila is recognised as a distinct taxon in Qld.
• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila R.Br. sect. Alsophila legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea Sm. subg. Cyathea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sphaeropteris Bernh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hemitelia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnosphaera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphicosmia Gardner legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea subg. Sphaeropteris (Bernh.) Holttum legitimate

• APC Comment: Alsophila and Sphaeropteris are recognised as distinct taxa in WA and Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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