Polypodium trifoliatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1087. 1753.

"Habitat in Caribaeis insulis." RCN: 7877.

Lectotype (Proctor in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 237. 1977): [icon] " Hemionitis maxima trifolia" in Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér .: 127, t. 148. 1705.

Current name: Tectaria trifoliata (L.) Sw. ( Dryopteridaceae).