Occurrence

Stevens, W. D 27210

Acrostichum aureum L.

6/12/2008

Nicaragua

This occurrence of Acrostichum aureum L. (Stevens, W. D 27210) was collected on 6/12/2008 in Nicaragua. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Acrostichum aureum, WDStevens27210--Nicaragua. RAAS. Corn Island. 12 Jun 08. 042.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Pteridaceae

Genus

Acrostichum

Specific Epithet

aureum

Authorship

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Stevens, W. D 27210

Collection Date

June 12, 2008 · Nicaragua

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Forming 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