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.
Actinostachys | |
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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
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Species | |
See text |
As of June 2022[update], World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]
Phylogeny of Actinostachys[2][3]
Other species include: