Adiantum cristatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1328. 1759.

["Habitat in America meridionali."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1558 (1763). RCN: 7935.

Lectotype (Proctor, Ferns Jamaica: 237. 1985): [icon] " Adiantum ramosum, foliis Trapeziis, dentatis" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér .: 31, t. 46. 1693.

Current name: Adiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd. ( Pteridaceae).