Elaphoglossum blumeanum
Placement status: name or taxon excluded (unspecific)
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John Smith regarded the generic name Elaphoglossum as having been published by Schott in 1834, but as Schott gave no description the publication has no status according to the present Code. The first publication of the name with a description was by Smith himself, in Aug. 1841. But a few months previously John Smith had published two new binomials, transferring species from the genus Acrostichum to Elaphoglossum. These two binomials are therefore now regarded as nomina nuda, but they have been recognized by some authors, owing to the fact that the invalidity of Schott's name has only recently been noticed (it was considered valid by Christensen, in Index Filicum). These names are therefore cited below, to indicate their status.