Acrostichum aureum
Golden Leather Fern, Golden Leatherfern
Other regional names: Leather Fern
- Leather Fern
Also known as: Acrostichum aureum f. cristata Hahne +13 more
- Acrostichum aureum f. cristata Hahne
- Acrostichum aureum var. hirsutum (Fée) T.Moore
- Acrostichum aureum var. marginatum (Schkuhr) T.Moore
- Acrostichum aureum var. urvillei (Fée) T.Moore
- Acrostichum cayennense C.Presl
- Acrostichum emarginatum Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
- Acrostichum fasciculatum (E.Fourn.) C.Chr.
- Acrostichum formosum C.Presl
- Acrostichum guineense Gaudich.
- Acrostichum inaequale Willd.
- Acrostichum lagolo Blanco
- Acrostichum maritimum Raf.
- Acrostichum obliquum Blume
- Acrostichum rigens C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Acrostichum aureum (commonly known as Golden Leather Fern) is a fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe