Pteris semipinnata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1076. 1753.

"Habitat in China. Osbeck." RCN: 7814.

Type not designated.

Original material: Osbeck 3, Herb. Linn. No. 1246.21 (LINN) .

Current name: Pteris semipinnata L. ( Pteridaceae).

Note: See Hansen & Fox Maule (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67: 207. 1973) for comments on Osbeck material.