Ophioglossum palmatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1063. 1753.
"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 7744.
Lectotype (Proctor in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 45. 1977): [icon] " Ophioglossum palmatum " in Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér .: 139, t. 163. 1705.
Current name: Ophioglossum palmatum L. ( Ophioglossaceae).