Alsophila × fagildei

Alsophila × fagildei is a tree fern endemic to the Sierra de Moa and Sierra del Purial in Guantánamo Province, Cuba. It is a natural interspecific hybrid between Alsophila minor and Alsophila woodwardioides. The spores of A. × fagildei are normal in appearance; Caluff and Serrano (2002) suggest that it might therefore be fertile.[2]

Alsophila × fagildei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. × fagildei
Binomial name
Alsophila × fagildei
Caluff & Shelton[1]

The type material was collected in the headwaters of Río Toa, reserve of Cupeyal del Norte, Guantánamo Province at an altitude of 500 m on August 27, 1986.[2]

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila x fagildei". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. Caluff, M.G. & Serrano, G.S. (2002). "Cuban novelties in the genus Alsophila (Cyatheaceae)". Willdenowia. 32 (2): 303–309. doi:10.3372/wi.32.32211. S2CID 85916251.


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