Hymenophyllaceae Mart.
Hymenophyllum baldwinii D.C.Eaton , legitimate, scientific
Eaton, D.C. (1879), A new Hawaiian fern — Hymenophyllum baldwinii. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 6: 293 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Abundant in a little valley in Oahu, at 2,500 feet above the sea; Hon. D. D. Baldwin, 1878."
  • Comment: "I take pleasure in naming it for a gentleman who has shown great interest in the cryptogamic vegetation of the Hawaiian Islands." [i.e. D.D.Baldwin (1831–1912), collector of the original material]
Copeland, E.B. (26 October 1938), Genera Hymenophyllacearum. Philippine Journal of Science 67(1): 65 [basionym]
basionym of: Callistopteris baldwinii (D.C.Eaton) Copel. legitimate