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.
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| A. melanesica in the collections of the Auckland Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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Species
editAs of June 2022[update], World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]
Phylogeny of Actinostachys[2][3]
Other species include:
- 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
edit- ^ Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Genus Actinostachys R.Br. ex Wall.", World Ferns, Version 13.1, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.4.0 [GenBank release 253]. 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- World species list of Actinostachys: https://web.archive.org/web/20090908034926/http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/actinostachys.htm
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