Common name
English: Golden Leather Fern
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (45)
Class: Polypodiopsida (36)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Pteridaceae (7)
Genus: Acrostichum (2)
Epithet: aureum L. (2)
Synonyms: Acrostichum guineense Gaudich., Acrostichum inaequale Willd., Chrysodium aureum (L.) Mett., Chrysodium inaequale (Willd.) Fée, Chrysodium vulgare Fée
aureum => of golden colour, golden yellow
guineense => from Guinea (West-Africa)
inaequale => unequal, dissimilar
vulgare => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: helophytic
Habit: herb
External links
Check for Acrostichum aureum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [85] Piai raya - A Guide to Mangroves of Singapore
Literature
- [29] Piggott, A. G. (1988): Ferns of Malaysia in Colour. Tropical Press Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.