Group: Fern Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, mid, J, P40

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 1069. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

Type-Protologue

Distribution: Martinique

Type Specimens

• LT: Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amer. t. 7 (1693); ; LT designated by Proctor, Ferns of Jamaica 281 (1985); also designated by Lellinger, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 98(2): 366 (1985)
• LT: ; ; LT designated by Proctor, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 152 (1977)
• LT: Clifford Herbarium, 475: Acrostichum 1; ; Chosen by Schelpe (1969); more recently Proctor (1985) specifically chose lectotype, but by Berlin Code art. 8.3 Schelpe's earlier choice, although it states 'type' only, is to be taken as a lectotypification.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Polypodiidae Cronquist, Takht. & W. Zimm.
• order:  Polypodiales Link
• family:  !Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn.
• genus:  !Acrostichum L.

Conservation Status:

• G5 - G5 - Global
  • Reference NatureServe 2016. In NatureServe 2016. NatureServe, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
  • Conservation System NatureServe 2016. In NatureServe 2016. NatureServe, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.

Other names for this basionym:

Chrysodium aureum (L.) Mett.

Projects: Antioquia , China , Ecuador , IPCN , Madagascar , Mesoamericana , Nicaragua , Panama , VPA

Common Names:

• leather fern (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• lu jue (pinyin, China)
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2013. Flora of China (Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae). 2–3:. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.

Keywords: CEC, FCC, FM, FNA, GABON, MAD, MCH, PE, VPA, BCA