Adiantum philippense Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1094. 1753.

"Habitat in Philippinis." RCN: 7922.

Lectotype (Pichi Sermolli in Webbia 12: 665. 1957): [icon] " Adiantum Philippense, folio rotundo laciniato" in Petiver, Gazophyl. Nat.: 8, t. 4, f. 4. 1702-1709.

Current name: Adiantum philippense L. ( Pteridaceae).

Note: Some authors (e.g. Morton in Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 38: 370. 1974) have regarded the type as unidentifiable and so have treated the name as dubious.