Actinostachys is a genus of small ferns originally included in the genus Schizaea. The genus was segregated on the basis of the flabelliform (fan-shaped) laminae. The genus is colloquially called the ray ferns.
Phylogeny , World Ferns accepted the following seventeen species:
Phylogeny of Actinostachys Other species include:Actinostachys balansae (Fourn.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys inopinata (Selling) C.F. Reed Actinostachys intermedia (Mett.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys macrofunda Bierh. Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico Actinostachys oligostachys Bierh. Actinostachys plana (Fourn.) C.F. Reed Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico Actinostachys spirophylla (W. Troll) C.F. Reed Actinostachys tenuis (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
References
World species list of Actinostachys: https://web.archive.org/web/20090908034926/http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/actinostachys.htm