Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 241 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Poecilopteris fraxinifolia (C.Presl) C.Presl (nom. illeg.)

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 11 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Paecilos, variegated, and pteris, a fern."

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 344 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bolbitis Schott legitimate

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