Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 295 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 159 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phegopteris incisa (Thunb.) Keyserl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris australasica Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris brunoniana Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Litobrochia vespertilionis (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 37 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 36 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 60 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 22 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate vernacular name: Oak Fern [n/a] vernacular name: Bat's Wing Fern [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 10, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 1 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 48 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing Fern [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 44 [secondary reference]

common name: Bats-wing Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 82, Fig. 17n-o [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate common name: Bat's Wing Fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 586 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris brunoniana Endl. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 26 pro parte misapplication: Pteris aurita Blume legitimate by Hooker, W.J. (1858), Species Filicum 2(7-8): 231 misapplication: Pteris comans G.Forst. legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 13 common name: Oak fern [n/a] common name: Bat-Wing Fern [n/a]

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 227-228, Fig. 98, Map 190 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phegopteris incisa (Thunb.) Keyserl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris australasica Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris brunoniana Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Litobrochia vespertilionis (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm. legitimate common name: Bat's Wing Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 48 [secondary reference]

common name: Bat's Wing 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): 854 [secondary reference]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 34-36, Fig. 10A, B, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate common name: Bat's wing fern [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phegopteris incisa (Thunb.) Keyserl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris australasica Desv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteris brunoniana Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Litobrochia vespertilionis (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 26 pro parte misapplication: Pteris aurita Blume legitimate by Hooker, W.J. (1858), Species Filicum 2(7-8): 231 misapplication: Pteris comans G.Forst. legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 13

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

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. (2016), Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern families Dennstaedtiaceae and Lindsaeaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 54(4): 513 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pteris vespertilionis Labill. legitimate

Keighery, G.J. (13 December 2016), Status of the fern Histiopteris incisa (Dennstaedtiaceae) in southern Western Australia. Nuytsia 27: 243-244 [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): 50 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris incisa Thunb. legitimate

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