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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Showing Lunathyrium japonicum

Woodsiaceae Herter

Lunathyrium japonicum (Murray) Kurata

, legitimate

, scientific

Kurata, S. (1961), Journal of Geobotany 9

:

99

[comb. nov.]

basionym:

Asplenium japonicum Thunb.

legitimate

Duncan, B.D. & Isaac, G. (1986), Ferns and allied plants of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

:

182-183, Fig. 18.5, 18.6

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Athyrium japonicum (Murray) Copel.

legitimate

common name:

Japanese lady-fern

[n/a]

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland

:

81, 389

[secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Athyriaceae.

Flora of New South Wales

:

57

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lunathyrium petersenii (Kunze) Ohba legitimate by

Kurata, S. (1961), Journal of Geobotany 9

: 99

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants.

Flora of Victoria

:

100

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua (Brack.) M.Kato legitimate by

Duncan, B.D. & Isaac, G. (1986), Ferns and allied plants of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

: 182-183, Fig. 18.5, 18.6

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Athyriaceae.

Flora of Australia

:

599-600

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Asplenium japonicum Thunb.

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Diplazium japonicum (Thunb.) Bedd.

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Athyrium japonicum (Murray) Copel.

legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Athyriaceae.

Flora of Australia

:

420

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua (Brack.) M.Kato

legitimate

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

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua (Brack.) M.Kato

legitimate