Synonyms: Aspidium catacolobum; Aspidium coadunatum; Aspidium conspersoides; Aspidium lugubre (homotypic); Aspidium nitidulum; Aspidium tetragonum; Cyclosorus devolvens (homotypic); Cyclosorus lugubris; Dryopteris bifrons; Dryopteris devolvens (homotypic); Dryopteris joinvillensis; Dryopteris lugubris; Dryopteris lugubris var. devolvens (homotypic); Dryopteris pseudotetragona; Dryopteris scabra var. bifrons (homotypic); Dryopteris tetragona; Filix-mas lugubris; Filix-mas lugubris var. conspersoides; Goniopteris devolvens (homotypic); Goniopteris lugibris (homotypic); Lastrea conspersoides; Lastrea lugubris; Lastrea tetragona; Nephrodium devolvens (homotypic); Nephrodium lugubre; Nephrodium lugubre var. joinvillense; Nephrodium pseudotetragonum; Nephrodium tetragonum; Polypodium lugubre; Thelypteris devolvens; Thelypteris lugibris (homotypic); Thelypteris lugubris