Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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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.
Lomariopsidaceae Alston
Nephrolepis multiflora ( Roxb.) F.M.Jarrett ex C.V.Morton
, legitimate , scientific
Morton, C.V. (1974) , William Roxburgh's fern types. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 38(7) :
309-310
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Davallia multiflora Roxb.
legitimate
Du Puy, D.J. (1993) , Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 50 :
568
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Davallia multiflora Roxb.
legitimate
misapplication:
Nephrolepis exaltata ( L.) Schott
legitimate
by Gepp, A. in Andrews, C.W. (1900) , Ferns. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) : 195
common name:
Scurfy Sword Fern
[n/a]
Swarbrick, J.T. & Hart, R. (2000) , Environmental weeds of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and their management. Plant Protection Quarterly 16(2) :
54-56
[secondary reference]
Hovenkamp, P.H. & Miyamoto, F. (2005) , A conspectus of the native and naturalized species of Nephrolepis (Nephrolepidaceae) in the world. Blumea 50(2) :
293
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Nephrolepis brownii ( Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Davallia multiflora Roxb.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Davallia multifora Du Puy
orth. var.
misapplication:
Nephrolepis exaltata ( L.) Schott
legitimate
by Gepp, A. in Andrews, C.W. (1900) , Ferns. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) : 195
APC Comment:
Du Puy (1993) claimed this species extended to Queensland but no specimens were cited.
APC Dist.:
ChI