Pteris vittata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1074. 1753.

"Habitat in China. Osbeck." RCN: 7804.

Lectotype (Tryon in Contr. Gray Herb. 194: 191. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 1246.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Pteris vittata L. ( Pteridaceae).

Note: See Hansen & Fox Maule (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67: 207. 1973) for comments on Osbeck material.