Acrostichum aureum L.

Pteridaceae

Collection NumberStevens, W. D 27210
CollectorsW.D. Stevens, O.M. Montiel J., C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified ByG. Yatskievych, 2009
SourceC. Davidson
Date13 June 2008
CountryNicaragua
departmentAtlantico Sur
LocationCorn Island, west shore. Low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso
Lat/LongN 12 10 10.6 W 83 03 57
NoteForming dense stands in brackish swamps, leaves densely clumped from a thick stem held above the mud by fascicles of thick roots, leaves stiffly erect, 2-2.5 m tall, about 2/3 petiole, leafy part uniformly pinnate, fertile and sterile leaves similar except for the few distal pairs of pinnae

Local Habitat

3.5km distance

LocationNicaragua, Atlantico Sur--RAAS, Corn Island, low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso, N 12 10 51.5 W 83 02 09.6
Date13 June 2008
EcologyLow beach dunes.