Actinostachys

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Actinostachys
A. melanesica in the collections of the Auckland Museum
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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.

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