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

["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1526 (1763). RCN: 7781.

Lectotype (Proctor in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 277. 1977): [icon] "Filicula non ramosa minima, surculis crebris, pinnulis brevissimis, angustis" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: 91, t. 49, f. 2. 1707. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 1: 115 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Thelypteris sancta (L.) Ching ( Thelypteridaceae).