Domin, K. (1929), Pteridophyta: 262 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. ex F.Muell. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (26 June 1956), The Cyatheaceae of Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(4): 357-360, Plates 11.1 & 14 (centre & right) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. ex F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila excelsa var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea brownii var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilliana F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. pallida F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1866), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 2: 40 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1949

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

Holttum, R.E. (1964), The tree-ferns of the genus Cyathea in Australasia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(2): 265 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cyatheaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 43, Plate 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Straw Treefern [n/a]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cyatheaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 202-203, Fig. 64, Map 174 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. ex F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea brownii var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilliana F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. pallida F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila excelsa var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. pallida (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. cervicalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Moore, T. (1857), Index Filicum 4: 50 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1866), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 2: 40 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1949

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised)

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 134 [secondary reference]

common name: Tree Fern [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 23 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Tree fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cyatheaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 43, Plate 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Straw Treefern [n/a]

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

common name: Rough Tree Fern [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 853 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. ex F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea brownii var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilliana F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. pallida F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila excelsa var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. cervicalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. pallida (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilleana Tindale orth. var. misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Moore, T. (1857), Index Filicum 4: 50 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1866), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 2: 40 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1949

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised)

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): 37 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 7 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. ex F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyathea brownii var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilliana F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila cooperi Hook. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. pallida F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila excelsa var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. cervicalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathea australis var. pallida (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alsophila hilleana Tindale orth. var. misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Moore, T. (1857), Index Filicum 4: 50 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1866), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 2: 40 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 misapplication: Alsophila excelsa R.Br. ex Endl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1949

• APC Comment: Treated as Sphaeropteris cooperi in WA and Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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