ribbon fern vs Vittaria lineata

ribbon fern and Vittaria lineata both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ribbon fern	Yes	No	No	No
Vittaria lineata	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ribbon fern and Vittaria lineata are synonyms defined as:

ribbon fern and Vittaria lineata: epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America

Other synonyms of ribbon fern include grass fern.

ribbon fern (noun)	Vittaria lineata (noun)
fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands	epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America