Acrostichum speciosum

Acrostichum speciosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Parkerioideae
Genus: Acrostichum
Species: Acrostichum speciosum

Name

Acrostichum speciosum Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 117 (1810).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acrostichum aureum var. speciosum (Willd.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 3 (1857).
• Heterotypic
  • Acrostichum fraxinifolium R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 145 (1810).
    • Chrysodium fraxinifolium (R.Br.) Fée, Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich.: 101, t. 62 (1846).
  • Chrysodium aureum var. schmidtii Christ, Bot. Tidsskr 24: 104 (1901).
    • Acrostichum aureum var. schmidtii (Christ) C.Chr., Bot. Tidsskr. 32: 349 (1916).
  • Leptochilus raapii Alderw., Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 18: 27, t. 8 (1908).
  • Acrostichum calamarium W.Hunter, J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 63: 124 (1909).

Homonyms

• Acrostichum speciosum C.Presl = Lomariopsis lineata

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros (Comoros, Mayotte), Mauritius (doubtful), Madagascar, Seychelles. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka (doubtful). Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands (Micronesia Federated States, Palau). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acrostichum speciosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Acrostichum speciosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Acrostichum speciosum. Published online. Accessed: 5 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Acrostichum speciosum Accessed: 5 Aug 2023.

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