Alsophila lepidoclada
Alsophila lepidoclada is a species of tree fern native to central and eastern New Guinea, where it is locally common in rain forest and mossy forest at an altitude of 200–1000 m. The trunk of this species is erect and usually 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bipinnate, about 1.5 m in length, and form a sparse crown. The stipe bears blunt spines and scales towards the base. These scales are glossy, dark brown in colouration, and have a paler, thin margin. The round sori are borne in groups of four to five per fertile segment. They are covered by deep, firm indusia that are cup-like in appearance.[3]
| Alsophila lepidoclada | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. lepidoclada |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila lepidoclada Christ[2] | |
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References
- Williams, E. (2018). "Alsophila lepidoclada". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T122229641A122269634. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila lepidoclada". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
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