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.
Polypodiaceae J.Presl & C.Presl
Platycerium bifurcatum ( Cav.) C.Chr.
, legitimate , scientific
Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1906) , Index Filicum :
496
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
Domin, K. (January 1915) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85) :
196
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
Tindale, M.D. (1961) , Polypodiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 210 :
26-28
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Alcicornium bifurcatum ( Cav.) Underw.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium angustatum Desv.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Alcicornium vulgare Gaudich.
legitimate
misapplication:
Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet
legitimate
by Brown, R. (27 March 1810) , Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 : 145
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (March 1878) , Flora Australiensis 7 : 780
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1892) , Lithograms of the Ferns of Queensland : 189
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Moore, C. (1893) , Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales : 516
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962) , Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains :
67
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elk Horn
[n/a]
Joe, B. (1964) , A Review of the Species of Platycerium. Baileya; a Quarterly Journal of Horticultural Taxonomy 12 :
83-86
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium angustatum Desv.
legitimate
Joncheere, G.J. de (1968) , Notes on Platycerium Desv. I. Nomenclature and typification of the genus and species in Desvaux's original publication of 1827. Blumea 15(2) :
450
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
Williams, K.A.W. (1980) , Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1 :
234, 238
[secondary reference]
common name:
Elkhorn
[n/a]
Hennipman, E. & Roos, M.C. (1982) , A monograph of the fern genus Platycerium (Polypodiaceae). Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde; Tweede Sectie 80 :
84-92
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium willinckii T.Moore
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium alcicorne var. hillii ( T.Moore) F.M.Bailey
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. lanciferum Domin
legitimate
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994) , Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49 :
572
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by MacGillivray, J.L. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1854) , Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6 : 353
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (March 1878) , Flora Australiensis 7 : 780
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Watts, W.W. (1913) , Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37 : 395
common name:
Elkhorn Fern
[n/a]
Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998) , Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48 :
489, Figs 154, 155, Map 466
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. lancifera Domin
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Alcicornium bifurcatum ( Cav.) Underw.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. normale Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium angustatum Desv.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium alcicorne var. subrhomboideum ( Domin) F.M.Bailey
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium alcicorne var. lanciferum ( Domin) F.M.Bailey
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. subrhomboideum Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. lanciferum Domin
legitimate
misapplication:
Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet
legitimate
by Swartz, O. (1806) , Synopsis Filicum : 12, 196
misapplication:
Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet
legitimate
by Brown, R. (27 March 1810) , Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 : 145
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (March 1878) , Flora Australiensis 7 : 780
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1892) , Lithograms of the Ferns of Queensland : 189
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Moore, C. (1893) , Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales : 516
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1902) , The Queensland Flora 6 : 1995
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants : 649
misapplication:
Platycerium bifurcatum subsp. willinckii ( T.Moore) Hennipman & M.C.Roos
legitimate
by Hughes, R.H. (1987) , Pteridologist 1 : 157
common name:
Elkhorn 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) :
852
[secondary reference]
de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005) , Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43 :
576
[secondary reference]
common name:
Staghorn fern
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Alcicornium bifurcatum ( Cav.) Underw.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. normale Domin
nom. inval.
nomenclatural synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum ( Cav.) C.Chr. var. bifurcatum
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum ( Cav.) C.Chr. subsp. bifurcatum
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium angustatum Desv.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium alcicorne var. lanciferum ( Domin) F.M.Bailey
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium alcicorne var. subrhomboideum ( Domin) F.M.Bailey
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. subrhomboideum Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. lancifera Domin
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Platycerium bifurcatum var. lanciferum Domin
legitimate
misapplication:
Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet
legitimate
by Swartz, O. (1806) , Synopsis Filicum : 12, 196
misapplication:
Acrostichum alcicorne P.Willemet
legitimate
by Brown, R. (27 March 1810) , Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 : 145
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by MacGillivray, J.L. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1854) , Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6 : 353
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (March 1878) , Flora Australiensis 7 : 780
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1892) , Lithograms of the Ferns of Queensland : 189
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Moore, C. (1893) , Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales : 516
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1902) , The Queensland Flora 6 : 1995
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Watts, W.W. (1913) , Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37 : 395
misapplication:
Platycerium alcicorne Desv.
legitimate
by Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants : 649
misapplication:
Platycerium bifurcatum subsp. willinckii ( T.Moore) Hennipman & M.C.Roos
legitimate
by Hughes, R.H. (1987) , Pteridologist 1 : 157
APC Dist.:
Qld, NSW, LHI, NI (naturalised)
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) :
82
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav.
legitimate