✿Pteridaceae · Acrostichum
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acrostichum aureum
- Genus
- Acrostichum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In salt marshes, along road side
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Pteridaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മച്ചിത്തോൽ
About Golden Leather Fern
Golden Leather Fern (Acrostichum aureum) is a herb belonging to the Pteridaceae family (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY). It is typically found in in salt marshes, along road side. It occurs across Pantropical. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Golden Leather Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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