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The genus Acrostichum is in the family Pteridaceae in the major group Pteridophytes (Ferns and fern allies).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Acrostichum

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Acrostichum acrocarpon Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum aculeatum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum acutum Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum adenolepis Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum aemulum Kaulf.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum aemulum Blume	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum alatum Roxb.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum albidulum Cav.; Sw.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum album Vell.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum alcicorne Willemet	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum alismifolium F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum amplissimum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum angustum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum antrophyoides Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum aphlebium Kze.; Kl.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum apiifolium (J. Sm.) Hook.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum aspidioides Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum aspleniifolium Bory	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum asplenoides Sodiro	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum assurgens Baker	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum aureum L.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum austrosinicum Tutcher	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum backhousianum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum banksianum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum barbarum L.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum bicuspe Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum bifidum Poir.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum biforme Sw.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum blanchetii Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum blanchetii Mett. ex Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum boivinii Welw.; Carr.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum borbonicum Baker	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum borneense Burck	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum bourgaeanum Fourn.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum brachynevron F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum brachystachyum Racib.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum brasiliense Spr.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum breutelianum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum brightiae F.Muell.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum brunneum Willd.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum calamarium Hunter	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum callipteris Ehrh.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum calomelas Sw.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum calophyllum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cartilagineum Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cayennense (Fée) C. Presl	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum cicutarium Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum ciliare Thouars	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum ciliatum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum cinnamomeum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum clarenceanum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cochleariifolium F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cochleatum Bory; Fee	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum conopodium van Houtte	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum conopodium Mett. in Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum consobrinum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum contaminoides Lindm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum contractum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum coriaceum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum costatum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum costatum Wall. ex Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum costulatum Ces.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum craspedariiforme F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum crispatulum Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum crispum Vill.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum cruegerianum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cruegerianum Kze.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cuacsaro Bert.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cultratum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum cumingii F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum curupirae Lindm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum decrescens Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum decurrens Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum dendricolum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum denticulatum Colmeiro	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum diksonioides Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum dimorphum Hook. & Grev.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum distans Sm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum diversifolium Blume	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum donnell-smithii Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum durum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum durvillei (Fée) C. Presl	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum eatonii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum ellipticum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum emarginatum Buch.; Roxb.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum erythrotrichum Salomon	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum erythrotrichum Klotzsch	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum falcatum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum fasciculatum C.Chr.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum feei Bory ex Fée	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum feejanum Ettingsh.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum feejeense Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum finlaysonianum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum fistulosum Poir.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum flabellifolium Link	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum flagelliferum Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum floridum Poir.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum fonki Phil.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum formosum C. Presl	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum forsteri Montr.; Salom.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum frigidum Linden	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum fuciforme Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum galvinii Glaziou; Bak.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum galvinii Glaz.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum gardneri Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum glabratum Mett.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum glabrescens Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum glandulosum Carm; Hk. & Gr.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum glaziovii Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum glossoides Andre ap.Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum glutinosum Spruce ap.Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum grande Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum grandifolium Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum guianense Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum hamiltonianum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum helleri A. Heller	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum heterolepis F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum heterolepis Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum heterophyllum L.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum heudelotti Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum hikenii Sodiro	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum hirsutum Mett.; Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum hirtipes Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum hoffmanni Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum hookerianum Thwaites	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum humile Mett.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum inversum Cordem.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum inversum Cord.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum juglandifolium Kaulf.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum karstenianum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum klotzschii O.Moritz	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum labrusca Christ in De Wild.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum laciniatum Gilib.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lagolo Blanco	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lechleri Mett. ex Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lepidopus Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lessonii Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum liebmannii T. Moore	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum limbellatum Sm. & Rees	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum limbellatum Sm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum linearifolium C.Presl	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum linguiforme Cav.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum linnaeanum Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lonchophorum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum lowei F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum ludens Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum luteum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum macrorhizum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum magnum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum mandonii Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum mannianum Mett. ex Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum marginatum L.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum maritimum Raf.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum melanolepis F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum membranaceum Maz	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum micradenium F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum microlepis Kunze	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum microphyllum Bertol.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum microphyllum Mett. ex Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum miersii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum minus Mett.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum mollissimum Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum mulleri E.Fourn.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum mutabile Nadeaud	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum neglectum Bailey	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum neglectum F.M.Bailey	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum nemorale Lam.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum neriifolium Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum nervosum Bory	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum niveum Desv.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum nudum Kunze ex E. Fourn.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum nutans Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum obcrenatum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum obductum Klf.; Spr.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum obliquatum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum obliquum Blume	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum oblongum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum obtusatum Carmich.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum obtusifolium Willd.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum obtusifolium Spreng.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum olfersia Endl.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum oligarchium Baker in Hook. & Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum omphalodes Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum pachydermum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum panduriifolium Hook.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum papyraceum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum patini Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum pellucido-marginatum Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum pennula Poir.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum pervium Lindm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum photinopteris Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum pichinchae (Christ) Sodiro	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum pilosella Spreng.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum platynevron F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum platyrhynchos Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum plumieri Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum podotrichum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum polyphyllum Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum polystichum Mett.; Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum polytrichoides Thouars	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum poolii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum portoricensis Spreng.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum potentillifolium J.Bommer	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum potentillifolium Bomm.; Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum praecelsum Andre ap.Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum praestantissimum Bory ap.Fee	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum praestantissimum Bory	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum prieuriana Klotzsch	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum producens F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum proliferum Blume	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum pulchellum Baker	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum pulchrum L.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum quoyanum Gaudich.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rabdolepis F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum raddianum Hook. & Gr.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum raddianum Kze.; Hk.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum raddii Desv.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum ramentaceum Roxb.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rawsonii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum recognitum Kze.; Fourn.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum repandum Blume	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum richardii Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rigens (Fée) C. Presl	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum rigidum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rigidum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rigidum Wall. ex Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rivulare Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rivulare Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rubescens Kuhn ap.Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rubicundum Pohl ex Ettingsh.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum rupicola Sodiro	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum ruta muraria Lam.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum samoense Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum savaiense Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum scalpturatum Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum scalpturatum Lindm.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum schaffneri Fée ex E. Fourn.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum schlimense Fée	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum sculpturatum (Fée) C. Presl	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum seetacoonense Roxb.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum sejunctum Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum semicordatum Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum semipinnatifidum Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum serratum Poir.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum sessile F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum siloense Hook.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum sinense Baker	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum sorbifolium L.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18	1
Acrostichum spathulatum Bory	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum speciosum Willd.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum spectabile (Kunze) Racib.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum spinulosum Noronha ex Thouars	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum spissum Fée	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum splendens Bory	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum spruceanum F	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum spruceanum Fee; Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum staphyleum Link	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum stipitatum Bory; Fee	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum subcrenatum Hook. & Grev.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum subrepandum Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum succisifolium Thouars	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum sulfureum Sw.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tahitense Carruth.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tanajense Kuhn	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tenellum Desv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum terminans Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum thomsonii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tolimense Kuhn ap.Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tonduzii Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum trifrons Commers.; Mirb.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum trinerve Hassk.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tripinatum Blanco	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum triquetrum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum triste Vell.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum tuerckheimii Christ	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum urbani Sodiro	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum urvillei C.Presl	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum vespertilio Mett.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum villosum Sw.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum viscosum Sw.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wageneri Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wallii Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wawrae Luerss.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wightianum Wall.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wightianum C.Presl	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum wilkesianum Hook.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum xanthoneuron Kunze in Mart. ex Baker	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum xanthoneuron Kze.; Eat.	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum yapurense	Unresolved		IPNI
Acrostichum yunnanense Baker	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Acrostichum zollingeri Kunze	Unresolved		IPNI

Statistics

The Plant List includes 317 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Acrostichum. Of these 20 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Acrostichum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 317 species names for the genus Acrostichum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	20	6.3%
◕	Synonym	23	7.3%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.3%
◕	Unassessed	273	86.1%

All names

The status of the 321 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Acrostichum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	21	6.5%
◕	Synonym	25	7.8%
◕	Unplaced	1	0.3%
◕	Unassessed	274	85.4%

The confidence with which the status of the 317 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Acrostichum, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	20	23	0	0	43	13.6%
	Low confidence	0	0	1	273	274	86.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Acrostichum is as follows: