Pteris mutilata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1076. 1753.
"Habitat in Jamaica, Dominica." RCN: 7811.
Lectotype (Proctor, Ferns Jamaica: 272. 1985): [icon] "Lonchitis ramosa, limbo pulverento" in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér .: 21, t. 30. 1693.
Current name: Pteris mutilata L. ( Pteridaceae).