Acrostichum aureum
| Golden leather fern | |
|---|---|
| Growing among Metroxylon sagu in Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Acrostichum |
| Species: | A. aureum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrostichum aureum | |
Acrostichum aureum, the golden leather fern, is a large species of fern that grows in mangrove swamps and other wet locations. Other common names include swamp fern and mangrove fern.