Kaulfuss, G.F. (1824), Enumeratio Filicum: 197 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 32, Fig. 24 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Derived from antron, a cavern, and phyo to grow."

Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 154 [secondary reference]

• Type: Antrophyum plantagineum (Cav.) Kaulf.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 234 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 649 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Vittariaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 275, Fig. 139D-E [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Vittariaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 289 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polytaenium Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scoliosorus T.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Antrophyum subg. Scoliosorus (Desv.) Benedix legitimate taxonomic synonym: Antrophyum subg. Polytaenium (Desv.) Benedix legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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): 714 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 53 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Anthrophyum Domin orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Polytaenium Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scoliosorus T.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Antrophyum subg. Scoliosorus (Desv.) Benedix legitimate taxonomic synonym: Antrophyum subg. Polytaenium (Desv.) Benedix legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 14 [secondary reference]

Schuettpelz, E., Chen, C.-W., Kessler, M., Pinson, J.B., Johnson, G., Davila, A., Cochran, A.T., Huiet, L. & Pryer, K.M. (2016), A revised generic classification of vittarioid ferns (Pteridaceae) based on molecular, micromorphological, and geographic data. Taxon 65(4): 717 [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): 44 [secondary reference]

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