Pteridaceae
Acrostichum

Acrostichum speciosum Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 117 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Fiji, Hainan, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grimes, J.W.; Muat, F. [1511] Indonesia K000472934 No
Croft, J.R. [402] K000421801 No
Orolfo [2453] Malaysia K000399379 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Mato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [C47] Indonesia K000427632 No
Piggott, A.G. [2165] Singapore K000427586 No
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000427616 No
Croft, J.R. [2097] K000421822 No
Posthumus, O. [1377] Indonesia K000427619 No
Sinaga, N.I. [569] Indonesia K000448443 No
Robinson, W. [51] Singapore K000427583 No
Merrill, E.D. [1963] Philippines K000427651 No
Lütjeharms, W.J. [5204] Indonesia K000427617 No
Croft, J.R. [2097] K000421823 No
Croft, J.R. [1166] K000421825 No
Hose, G.F. [213] Malaysia K000427622 No
Croft, J.R. [1599] K000421810 No
Turner, H. [34] Indonesia K000421795 No
Patrick [A1859] Malaysia K000427627 No
Køie, M.; Olsen, S. [1240] K000421824 No
Burkill, I.H. [1247] Singapore K000427584 No
Hoogland, R.D. [3258] K000421815 No
Buwalda, P. [4621] Indonesia K000427635 No
Orolfo [2453] Malaysia K000399378 No
Johns, R.J. [12881] Papua New Guinea K000607984 No
Turner, H. [34] Indonesia K000421796 No
Dissing, H. [2529] K000421828 No
Anang [626] Indonesia K000427628 No
BCS-EFA-LM [SAN85596] Malaysia K000427623 No
Croft, J.R.; Lelean, Y. [LAE65399] K000421829 No
Hoogland, R.D. [4181] K000421807 No
Lobb, T. [s.n.] Malaysia K000427626 No
Jaman, R.; Zainudin [PL111] Malaysia K000427582 No
Jaman, R.; Zainudin [PL111] Malaysia K000427581 No
Lütjeharms, W.J. [5204] Indonesia K000427618 No
Huxley, C.R.; Rayner, S. [UPNG5650] K000421809 No
Branderhorst, B. [145] Indonesia K000421798 No
Maskuri [944] Indonesia K000427629 No
Robinson, C.B. [s.n.] Singapore K000427579 No
Ng. [119975] Malaysia K000427578 No
Croft, J.R. [1166] K000421826 No
Brass, L.J. [28100] K000421816 No
Bamler, M.G. [s.n.] K000421800 No
Brass, L.J. [28538] K000421818 No
Sinaga, N.I. [569] Indonesia K000448444 No
Parris, B.S. [11257] Indonesia K000427630 No
Idjan; Mochtar [334] Indonesia K000427637 No
Croft, J.R. [1166] K000421827 No
Castro [7266] Malaysia K000427624 No
Brown, R. [2] Australia K001090091 Holotype Yes
Castro [7266] Malaysia K000427625 No
Croft, J.R. [2097] K000421821 No
Iwatski, K.; Kato, M.; Murata, G.; Mogea, Y.P. [2722] Indonesia K000427621 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [11992] Philippines K000427652 No
Croft, J.R. [2097] K000421820 No
Branderhorst, B. [145] Indonesia K000421797 No
Moi, W. [139] K000421799 No
Croft, J.R. [402] K000421802 No
Croft, J.R. [1599] K000421811 No
Buwalda, P. [5857] Indonesia K000427634 No
Merrill, E.D. [382] Philippines K000427653 No
Piggott, A.G. [2165] Singapore K000427585 No
Rau, K. [578] K000421804 No
Kairo, A. [102] K000421814 No
Posthumus, O. [1377] Indonesia K000427620 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Okamoto, M.; Akiyama, H. [C5909] Indonesia K000427633 No
Croft, J.R. [1599] K000421806 No
Quisumbing, E. [436] Philippines K000427650 No
Beguin, V.M.A. [2342] Indonesia K000427636 No
Croft, J.R. [2059] K000421819 No
Carr, C.E. [11028] K000421817 No
Abdul Samat bin Abdullah [84] Malaysia K000427580 No
Rau, K. [473] K000421803 No
Piggott, A.G. [2165] Singapore K000427587 No
Croft, J.R. [13] K000421805 No
Kairo, A. [102] K000421813 No
Jones, B.L. [391] Malaysia K000473671 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Mato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [C47] Indonesia K000427631 No
Kairo, A. [102] K000421812 No
Croft, J.R. [LAE61220] K000421808 No
Grimes, J.W.; Muat, F. [1511] Indonesia K000472933 No

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