Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

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Family

Pteridaceae, subfamily Parkerioideae

Nomenclature

Acrostichum speciosum Willd., Sp. Pl. 5: 117. 1810; Tardieu & C.Chr., Fl. Indo-Chine 7(2): 164, f. 19,1–2. 1940; Holttum, Rev. Fl. Malaya ed. 1, 2: 410, f. 240. 1955 [‘1954’]; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 24: 61 1969; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 258. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 126. 2000. – Chrysodium aureum var. schmidtii Christ, Bot. Tidsskr 24: 104. 1901. – Acrostichum aureum var. schmidtii (Christ) C.Chr., Bot. Tidsskr. 32: 349. 1916.

Description

Terrestrial, including in flooded areas. Similar to Acrostichum aureum L., differing only in: rhizome scales larger; plants smaller, up to 1.5 m tall; sterile pinnae acuminate at apex, cuneate at base .

Distribution in Thailand

SOUTH-EASTERN: Trat; PENINSULAR: Ranong, Phangnga.

Wider Distribution

Tropical Asia to Australia.

Ecology

In mangrove swamps, collected rarely but probably more common.

IUCN Conservation Assessment

Least Concern (LC) as listed on the IUCN Red List at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/178813/0.

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Acrostichum speciosum Willd. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17 Family Pteridaceae, subfamily Parkerioideae Nomenclature Acrostichum speciosum Willd., Sp. Pl. 5: 117. 1810; Tardieu & C.Chr., Fl. Indo-Chine 7(2): 164, f. 19,1–2. 1940; Holttum, Rev. Fl. Malaya ed. 1, 2: 410, f. 240. 1955 [‘1954’]; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 24: 61 1969; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 258. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 126. 2000. – Chrysodium aureum var. schmidtii Christ, Bot. Tidsskr 24: 104. 1901. – Acrostichum aureum var. schmidtii (Christ) C.Chr., Bot. Tidsskr. 32: 349. 1916. Description Terrestrial, including in flooded areas. Similar to Acrostichum aureum L., differing only in: rhizome scales larger; plants smaller, up to 1.5 m tall; sterile pinnae acuminate at apex, cuneate at base . Distribution in Thailand SOUTH-EASTERN: Trat; PENINSULAR: Ranong, Phangnga. Wider Distribution Tropical Asia to Australia. Ecology In mangrove swamps, collected rarely but probably more common. IUCN Conservation Assessment Least Concern (LC) as listed on the IUCN Red List at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/178813/0. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17
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