Acrostichum aculeatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1320. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1530 (1763). RCN: 7790.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1245.16 (LINN); [icon] in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 99, t. 61. 1707 - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 1: 157 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link ( Pteridaceae).

Note: See discussion by Proctor (in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 170. 1977). Despite sharing Sloane’s t. 61 (1707) as a cited synonym, this name and Adiantum aculeatum L. (1753) are independent names.