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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Schizaeales

Familia: Schizaeaceae
Genus: Actinostachys
Species: A. digitata – A. pennula
Name

Actinostachys Wall.
References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Actinostachys in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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.
Species

As of June 2022, World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]

Actinostachys balansae (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys confusa (Selling) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys digitata (L.) Wallich ex C.F. Reed
Actinostachys inopinata (Selling) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys intermedia (Mett.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys laevigata (Mett.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys macrofunda Bierh.
Actinostachys melanesica (Selling) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico
Actinostachys oligostachys Bierh.
Actinostachys pennula (Sw.) Hook.
Actinostachys plana (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico
Actinostachys spirophylla (W. Troll) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys subtrijuga (Mart.) C. Presl
Actinostachys tenuis (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
Actinostachys wagneri (Selling) C.F. Reed

References

Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Genus Actinostachys R.Br. ex Wall.", World Ferns, Version 13.1, retrieved 2022-06-23

World species list of Actinostachys: https://web.archive.org/web/20090908034926/http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/actinostachys.htm

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