Acrostichum aureum
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Species name: Acrostichum aureum
Acrostrichum species generally inhabit warm and tropical regions. There are only 2-3 species known. (Source: Cook). This species grows profusely in mangroves and hence is also called Mangrove Fern.
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| Names of users who have contributed to this species page | Gauravm | |
| Date on which this page was first created | 2010/08/23 | |
| This page was last modified on: | 6 September 2010 14:31:52 | |
| Name of the species | Acrostichum aureum | |
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| Synonyms | Please check Binomial Classification section for synonyms. | |
| Common English Names | Golden leatherfern, Mangrove fern | |
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Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life
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| Regnum (Kingdom) | Plantae |
| Division | Pteridophyta |
| Class | Filicopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | Parkeriaceae |
| Genus | Acrostichum |
| Source of data | USDA Plants profile |
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Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life
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General morphology
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| General morphological features of the plant | The rhizomes are short and woody and can either be creeping or erect and covered by scales. Leaves are erect and develop in terminal rosettes. Well developed petioles but shorter than the blades. Leaf is pinnate and upto 3m long. Leaflets are tongue-shaped and upto 40cm long, leathery, with asymmetric base, rounded to cuneate, with entire margins and reticulate veins. The sporangia are not arranged on sori but borne on veins and on leaf tissue, with club-shaped hair scattered regularly on adaxial surface of leaves."The rhizomes are short and woody and can either be creeping or erect and covered by scales. Leaves are erect and develop in terminal rosettes. Well developed petioles but shorter than the blades. Leaf is pinnate and upto 3m long. Leaflets are tongue-shaped and upto 40cm long, leathery, with asymmetric base, rounded to cuneate, with entire margins and reticulate veins. The sporangia are not arranged on sori but borne on veins and on leaf tissue, with club-shaped hair scattered regularly on adaxial surface of leaves." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. | Cook |
| Seed dispersal mechanism | Hydrophily (By water) | |
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| Bloom type | Perennial | Cook |
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How to identify this species
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| Type of plant | Fern | |
| Plant height | Up to 3 feet | |
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| Phyllotaxy of leaves | ||
| Leaf shape | ||
| Is the leaf petiolated or sessile? | Petiolated | Cook |
| Is the leaf simple or compound? | Compound | Cook |
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Indian States in which the species has been documented | Assam,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Goa,Kerala,Maharashtra,Orissa,Punjab | Cook |
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| Biotic zones inhabited | Northeastern Himalayas, Eastern Ghats, East Coast, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Outlying Islands | Based on Cook |
| Details about the habitat | The plants usually prefer brackish and saline marshes, in mangrove forests. Sunderbans is thus a perfect habitat for them. However they cannot tolerate flooding (Naturia) They are occasionally found in freshwater swamps, marshes and around lakes. However, it is only the sporophyte that can grow in high soil salinity, the gametophyte cannot tolerate as much salt.(Li)
Among the first large low-growing plants to grow on the landward side of the mangrove, the fern provides shade for other plants and trees to take root. But on cleared mangroves, it can form impenetrable thickets which prevents other plants from taking root. Thus it is often considered a weed. For animals, these thickets provide safety and shelter. Birds such as the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) make their nests in these thickets. (Naturia) |
Cook, Li97, Naturia |
| Is this species native to India? | Yes | Based on information in Cook |
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Sub-Himalayan regions? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Western Ghats? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Eastern Ghats? |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Does this species have any medicinal use? | Yes |
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Other plants of the same family having medicinal use:
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| General types of ailments this species is used for treating | Accidents | |
| Specific ailments for which the species is used | Wound, Boils, Bleeding | Ethnoleaflets |
| Medicinal systems which use this plant | Folk Medicine | Google Search |
| Details of Medicinal use | The methanolic extract of this plant has been shown to have selective toxicity against different cancerous cell lines and low toxicity to mouse fibroblasts. This cytotoxic activity on cancerous cells has been reported for HeLa cells too.
In folk medicine, rhizomes are pounded into a paste and applied on wounds. Leaves are used to stop bleeding. |
Uddin09 |
| Parts of the plant used for treatment | Rhizome, Leaves | Ethnoleaflets, Naturia |
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| Is the molecular basis of the medicinal action known? | No | |
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| Are the toxic effects of consumption of this plant known? | No | |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations? | Yes | User-reported |
| Part(s) of the plant used in the food preparations | Stem, Leaves | |
| Details of use in food preparations | Young shoots can be eaten raw (Naturia). Leaves used as cattle feed. | |
| Does this species have any religious significance? | No | User-reported |
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Is this plant cultivated commercially in India? | No | |
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| Products where this plant is used | User-reported | |
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- If the number of nucleotide sequences is less than 100, very little genomic work has been done on this species. A respectable number of nucleotide sequences is above 10000.
- Most of the nucleotide sequences may come from three sources:
- Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
- Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
- Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) which can tell about which genes are present and expressed in the species at a particular time in the given tissue
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References
Li97 (Journal) : Xiao-Ping LI and Bee-Lian (1997),Tolerance of gametophytes of Acrostichum aureum (L.) to salinity and water stress, Photosynthetica:34(1):21. doi=10.1023/A:1006851431516
Uddin09 (Journal) : Uddin Sheikh et al (2009),Cytotoxic Effects of Bangladeshi Medicinal Plant Extracts, Evid Based Complement Alternat Med:NA(NA):NA. doi=10.1093/ecam/nep111
Cook (Book) : Christopher D.K.Cook (1996),', ISBN: 0198548214
USDA Plants profile (Web): USDA Plants profile of this species, Accessdate=2010-08-23
Ethnoleaflets (Web): A Review on the Potential Uses of Ferns, Accessdate=2010-08-23
Naturia (Web): Naturia entry on Mangrove fern, Accessdate=2010-08-23
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