Biology:Sphaeropteris aeneifolia

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Short description: Species of tree fern

Sphaeropteris aeneifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species:
S. aeneifolia
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris aeneifolia
(Alderw.) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea curvipinnula Alsophila aeneifolia
  • Alderw. (Alderw.) Domin
  • C.Chr. Cyathea melanacantha
  • Cyathea aeneifolia var. macrophylla Copel.
  • Cyathea aeneifolia Holttum

Sphaeropteris aeneifolia is a tree fern native to the montane rainforests of New Guinea.[1] Its most interesting characteristic is that it produces whorls of up to twelve fronds at a time.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sphaeropteris aeneifolia (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17531750-1. 
  2. Large, Mark F.; Biggens, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Portland: Timber Press. pp. 89, 124 and 226. ISBN 0-88192-630-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17187454 entry