Acrostichum citrifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1067. 1753.

"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 7766.

Lectotype (Tryon in Contr. Gray Herb. 194: 225. 1964): [icon] "Lingua Cervina scandens, citrei foliis minor" in Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér .: 101, t. 116. 1705. - Typotype: Plumier, Herb. Jussieu 991 (P-JUSS) .

Current name: Anetium citrifolium (L.) Splitg. ( Vittariaceae).