Acrostichum aureum L. belongs to the Pteridaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Acrostichum aureum, WDStevens27210--Nicaragua. RAAS. Corn Island. 12 Jun 08. 042.jpg
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Acrostichum
Specific Epithet
aureum
Authorship
L.
6/12/2008
Location
Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur
12.180972, -83.036000
Location Remarks
Corn Island, west shore, low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
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
