Alsophila ferdinandii

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

Alsophila ferdinandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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.

Description

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

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
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila ferdinandii". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. "Cyathea macarthurii". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27. Data derived from Flora of Australia 49 (1994).


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