✿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, West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are glossy, broad and pinnate, the pinnae being dark green, leathery, alternate and widely spaced.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are glossy, broad and pinnate, the pinnae being dark green, leathery, alternate and widely spaced.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Golden-yellow spore-covered undersiderecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Golden Leather Fern itself; the rest are typical of the Pteridaceae family.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മച്ചിത്തോൽ
About Golden Leather Fern
Golden Leather Fern (Acrostichum aureum) is a herb in the Pteridaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and 5 other states. It grows in in salt marshes, along road side.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Golden Leather Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
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