Alsophila eriophora

Alsophila eriophora, synonym Cyathea eriophora,[1] is a species of tree fern native to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in wet ravine forest at an altitude of 1400โ€“2000 m. The trunk is erect and 2โ€“3 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2โ€“3 m long. The stipe is dark and covered with spines and scales. The scales are variable, being either small and pale or large with a dark apex. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.[2]

Alsophila eriophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. eriophora
Binomial name
Alsophila eriophora
(Holttum) R.M.Tryon[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea eriophora Holttum

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila eriophora". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World (version 8.02). Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.


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