Alsophila amboinensis

Alsophila amboinensis, synonym Cyathea amboinensis,[1] is a species of tree fern native to the Maluku Islands and possibly central and southern Sulawesi, where it grows in swamp and forest at low elevations. This species has an erect trunk, usually 2–4 m tall. Fronds are 1–2 m long and bi- or tripinnate. The stipe is warty near the base and covered with scattered scales that are dark, glossy, and have fragile edges. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are covered by small, dark indusia which resemble small scales.[2]

Alsophila amboinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. amboinensis
Binomial name
Alsophila amboinensis
Alderw.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea amboinensis (Alderw.) Merr.
  • Alsophila latebrosa var. batjanensis Christ
  • Cyathea amboinensis Domin

The specific epithet amboinensis refers to Ambon or Amboina, an island in the Moluccas.[2]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila amboinensis". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.


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