Actinostachys

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Actinostachys
Actinostachys melanesica (Selling) C.F.Reed (AM AK354031-2).jpg
A. melanesica in the collections of the Auckland Museum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Schizaeales
Family: Schizaeaceae
Genus: Actinostachys
Wall.
Type species
Actinostachys digitata
(L.) Wallich ex Reed
Species

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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, World Ferns accepted the following species: [1]

Phylogeny of Actinostachys [2] [3] Other species include:
Actinostachys

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.
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