Alsophila ferdinandii

Alsophila ferdinandii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. ferdinandii
Binomial name
Alsophila ferdinandii
R.M.Tryon[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea macarthurii (F. Muell.) Baker
  • Cyathea moorei Baker
  • Hemitelia macarthurii F. Muell.

Alsophila ferdinandii, synonym Cyathea macarthurii, is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae.[1]

Description

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The plant is a treefern with a trunk up to 4 m in height, either shaggy with dark frond bases, or clear with round scars. The fronds, growing to 50 cm, have prickly stipes covered with a light brown, woolly indumentum.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The commonest tree fern on the island, it is widespread from the lowlands to the mountains.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila ferdinandii". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Cyathea macarthurii". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-27. Data derived from Flora of Australia 49 (1994).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)