Trees & Plants

Golden leather fern

Maakula hangali, Mayefungi

Acrostichum aureum L.

Fairly common in a few northern islands- associated with mangroves Dried older leaves are resistant to white ants and fire and are used as roof thatch, wall strengthener, etc. Fibers of old leaves can be used to make cord. Rhizomes pounded into a paste is a remedy for wounds and

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uses: Dried older leaves are resistant to white ants and fire and are used as roof thatch, wall strengthener, etc. Fibers of old leaves can be used to make cord. Rhizomes pounded into a paste is a remedy for wounds and boils. Young leaves and shoots are used as vegetable.
family: Pteridaceae
synonym: Acrostichum inaequale Willd., Chrysodium aureum (L.) Mett. in
description: Terrestrial fern; scale broad, basal; stipe woody on stout rhizome. Fronds as simple pinnate, leathery, leaflets 8-14, × alternate, 10-25 1-5 cm, linear-oblong, apex mucronate, base tapering, venation reticulate with uniform elongate areoles diverging from the thickened midrib. Sori on apical pinnae, beneath, densely aggregated, non-indusiate. Reproductive structures: Sporophylls produced throughout the year
native range: South and Southeast Asia, Australasia, Africa and America.
distribution: Widespread in the tropics and sub-tropics
english names: Golden leather fern · Mangrove fern · Swamp fern
occurrence maldives: Fairly common in a few northern islands- associated with mangroves