Actinostachys

Actinostachys
	A. melanesica in the collections of the Auckland Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Schizaeales
Family:	Schizaeaceae
Genus:	Actinostachys; Wall.
Type species
	Actinostachys digitata; (L.) Wallich ex Reed
Species
	See text

Actinostachys is a genus of small ferns originally included in the genus Schizaea. The genus was segregated on the basis of the flabelliform (fan-shaped) laminae. The genus is colloquially called the ray ferns.

Species[edit]

As of June 2022^[update], World Ferns accepted the following species:^[1]

Phylogeny of Actinostachys^[2]^[3]

A. digitata (L.) Wallich ex C.F. Reed

A. wagneri (Selling) C.F. Reed

	A. pennula (Sw.) Hook.

	A. subtrijuga (Mart.) C. Presl

A. confusa (Selling) C.F. Reed

	A. laevigata (Mett.) C.F. Reed

	A. melanesica (Selling) C.F. Reed

Other species include:

Actinostachys balansae (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys inopinata (Selling) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys intermedia (Mett.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys macrofunda Bierh.
Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico
Actinostachys oligostachys Bierh.
Actinostachys plana (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico
Actinostachys spirophylla (W. Troll) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys tenuis (Fourn.) C.F. Reed

References[edit]

^ Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Genus Actinostachys R.Br. ex Wall.", World Ferns, Version 13.1, retrieved 2022-06-23
^ Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
^ "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.4.0 [GenBank release 253]. 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

World species list of Actinostachys: https://web.archive.org/web/20090908034926/http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/actinostachys.htm

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[WF_g70-1] Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Genus Actinostachys R.Br. ex Wall.", World Ferns, Version 13.1, retrieved 2022-06-23

[2] Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.

[3] "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.4.0 [GenBank release 253]. 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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