Polypodium exaltatum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1326. 1759.

["Habitat in America."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1549 (1763). RCN: 7880.

Lectotype (Alston in Philipp. J. Sci. 50: 182. 1933): [icon] "Lonchitis altissima, pinnulis utrinque, seu ex utroque latere auriculatis" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 77, t. 31. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 1: 52 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott ( Nephrolepidaceae).