Polypodium dissimile Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1325. 1759.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1549 (1763). RCN: 7885.

Lectotype (Proctor in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 329. 1977): Herb. Linn. No. 1251.24 (LINN) .

Current name: Serpocaulon dissimile (L.) A.R. Sm. ( Polypodiaceae).