Validation of the Name Adiantum meishanianum (Pteridaceae), a Species Endemic to Taiwan

While investigating the fern called Adiantum meishanianum F. S. Hsu ex Y. C. Liu & W. L. Chiou (Pteridaceae), it was discovered that the name was not validly published because it had not appeared in an effectively published work. The name is validated herein; the holotype is deposited in HAST, and there are paratypes in TAIF, HAST, and SYSU.