Actinostachys

Actinostachys
A. melanesica in the collections of the Auckland Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Schizaeales
Family:	Schizaeaceae
Genus:	Actinostachys Wall.
Type species
Actinostachys digitata (L.) Wallich ex Reed
Species
See text

Actinostachys is a genus of small ferns originally included in the genus Schizaea . The genus was segregated on the basis of the flabelliform (fan-shaped) laminae. The genus is colloquially called the ray ferns.

Phylogeny

As of June 2022 ^[update] , World Ferns accepted the following species: ^[1]

Phylogeny of Actinostachys [2] [3]

Other species include:

Actinostachys A. digitata (L.) Wallich ex C.F. Reed A. wagneri (Selling) C.F. Reed A. pennula (Sw.) Hook. A. subtrijuga (Mart.) C. Presl A. confusa (Selling) C.F. Reed A. laevigata (Mett.) C.F. Reed A. melanesica (Selling) C.F. Reed

Actinostachys balansae (Fourn.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys inopinata (Selling) C.F. Reed Actinostachys intermedia (Mett.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys macrofunda Bierh. Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico Actinostachys oligostachys Bierh. Actinostachys plana (Fourn.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico Actinostachys spirophylla (W. Troll) C.F. Reed Actinostachys tenuis (Fourn.) C.F. Reed

References

1. Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Genus Actinostachys R.Br. ex Wall.", World Ferns, Version 13.1, retrieved 2022-06-23
2. Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 909768. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.909768 . PMC   9449725 . PMID   36092417.
3. "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.7.0 (GenBank release 261). 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

• World species list of Actinostachys: https://web.archive.org/web/20090908034926/http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/actinostachys.htm