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Acrostichum aureum, Piai Raya, Golden Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern
 Acrostichum aureum
Family: Pteridaceae
Piai Raya, Golden Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern
Origin: Pantropical
small shrub 2-5 ftfull sunsemi-shadebog or aquaticregular waterornamental foliageethnomedicalFlood tolerantSeaside, salt tolerant plant

leaves pinnate, to about 4 m long, bright red when young; fertile leaflets at the tip are covered with red-brown sporangia, blades of sterile leaflets have a broadly rounded end terminated with a short tip.

Acrostichum aureum grows optimally on somewhat elevated grounds in mangrove forests that are well protected from frequent tidal influx and have high rainfall, which tends to desalinate upper soil layers.


 
Acrostichum aureum, Piai Raya, Golden Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern

Acrostichum aureum, Piai Raya, Golden Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern


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