Biology:Alsophila semiamplectens

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Short description: Species of fern

Alsophila semiamplectens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. semiamplectens
Binomial name
Alsophila semiamplectens
(Holttum) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea semiamplectens Holttum

Alsophila semiamplectens, synonym Cyathea semiamplectens, is a species of tree fern in north-eastern New Guinea at 3300 to 3590 metres. Its trunk is 1 to 2 metres tall. The stipe is covered by thin scales. The scales are either having a dark middle band and fragile edges or are pale all over. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m long.[2]

References

  1. Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019), "Alsophila semiamplectens", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-08-20 
  2. Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (2004), Tree Ferns, Timber Press, p. 258, ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9, https://archive.org/details/treeferns00mark/page/258 

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