Biology:Alsophila rosenstockii

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Short description: Species of fern

Alsophila rosenstockii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. rosenstockii
Binomial name
Alsophila rosenstockii
Brause[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea ascendens Domin

Alsophila rosenstockii, synonym Cyathea ascendens, is a species of tree fern native to northeastern New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest at an altitude of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). The erect trunk is slim and 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in–6 ft 7 in) tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and may be over 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length. They form a distinctive open crown. The stipe is covered in glossy scales with pale, fragile edges. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and lack indusia.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019), "Alsophila rosenstockii", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-08-21 
  2. Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (2004), Tree Ferns, Timber Press, pp. 98–99, ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9, https://archive.org/details/treeferns00mark/page/98 

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