Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.

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The query is not case sensitive.
This search uses an automatic wild card at the end of the query to match all endings (unless the query is in double quotes).
The query is an ordered set of search terms, so viola l. will match "Viola L." and "Viola L. sect Viola."
Putting double quotes around your entire query will cause it to be matched exactly (except case). e.g. "Viola L." will match just Viola L.
You can use a % as a wild card inside the search query e.g. hakea elon% be or "hakea % var. elon% benth." to find "Hakea ceratophylla var. elongata Benth."

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Showing Aspidium capense

Dryopteridaceae Herter

Aspidium capense (L.f.) Sw.

, legitimate

, scientific

Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis.

Journal für die Botanik

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42

[comb. nov.]

basionym:

Polypodium capense L.f.

legitimate

Smith, J. (1846), An enumeration of ferns cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Kew, in December 1845; with characters and observations on some of the genera and species.

Curtis's Botanical Magazine

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35

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Polystichum capense (L.f.) J.Sm.

legitimate

Lowe, E.J. (1857), Ferns: British and Exotic ... London 6

:

t. 40

[secondary reference]

Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1867), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 6

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254

[secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7

:

758

BHL

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Polypodium capense L.f.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Polypodium coriaceum Sw.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Aspidium coriaceum (Sw.) Sw.

legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants

:

139

[secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1

:

5

[secondary reference]

Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island.

Annals of Botany

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265

[secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora

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288

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Polystichum coriaceum Schott

legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i.

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

:

736

[secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales

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285

[secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens.

Bibliotheca Botanica

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57

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Polystichum adiantiforme (G.Forst.) J.Sm.

legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Davalliaceae.

Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series

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5-7

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching

legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island.

Flora of Australia

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605

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lastreopsis calantha (Endl.) Tindale legitimate by

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i.

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

28(4)

: 736

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island.

Flora of Australia

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604

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Polystichum whiteleggei Watts legitimate by

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7

: 758

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Polystichum whiteleggei Watts legitimate by

Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island.

Annals of Botany

10(2)

: 265

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Lastreopsis calantha (Endl.) Tindale

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lastreopsis calantha (Endl.) Tindale legitimate by

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i.

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

28(4)

: 736

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Parapolystichum calanthum (Endl.) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum legitimate by

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i.

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

28(4)

: 736