Desvaux, N.A. (1827), Prodrome de la famille des Fougères. Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 330 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in insulis Séchelles."

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 18 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Trichomanes obscurum Blume legitimate pro parte misapplication: Trichomanes rigidum Sw. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1874), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 2: 86

Croxall, J.P. (1975), The Hymenophyllaceae of Queensland. Australian Journal of Botany 23(3): 541 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Selenodesmium obscurum (Blume) Copel. legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Hymenophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 147 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cephalomanes obscurum (Blume) K.Iwats. legitimate by Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 18

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

misapplied to: Cephalomanes obscurum (Blume) K.Iwats. legitimate by Desvaux, N.A. (1827), Prodrome de la famille des Fougères. Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 330

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Abrodictyum obscurum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. legitimate by Desvaux, N.A. (1827), Prodrome de la famille des Fougères. Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 330

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

misapplied to: Abrodictyum obscurum (Blume) Ebihara & K.Iwats. legitimate by Desvaux, N.A. (1827), Prodrome de la famille des Fougères. Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris 6(3): 330

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