Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Mertensia cunninghamii
Gleicheniaceae C.Presl
Mertensia cunninghamii Sm. , nom. inval., nom. nud., scientific
Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (1843), An arrangement and definition of the genera of ferns, with observations on the affinities of each genus. London Journal of Botany 2: 381 BHL [primary reference]
  • Comment: Smith cites the name as "M. Cunninghamii, Hew.". This is probably in reference to Heward's manuscript name Gleichenia cunninghamii, which was later validly published by W.J.Hooker, Sp. Fil. 1: 6 (1844).
Nakai, T. (1950), A new classification of Gleicheniales. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 29: 15 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Sticherus cunninghamii (Heward ex Hook.) Ching legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Sticherus cunninghamii (Heward ex Hook.) Ching legitimate