Biology:Sphaeropteris lepifera
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Short description: Species of fern
Sphaeropteris lepifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Sphaeropteris |
Species: | S. lepifera
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Binomial name | |
Sphaeropteris lepifera (J.Sm. ex Hooker.) R.M.Tryon
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Synonyms | |
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Sphaeropteris lepifera, synonym Cyathea lepifera, the brush pot tree (Chinese: 筆筒樹; pinyin: bǐtǒng shù), is a tree fern that grows in the mountains of East and Southeast Asia, which can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) tall.[1] The plant has existed for over 300 million years and is considered a living fossil.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Steve Parker (2009). Ferns, Mosses & Other Spore-Producing Plants. Capstone. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7565-4220-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=GGhFoidwZhgC.
External links
- C. lepifera at the Taiwan Biodiversity Index (in Chinese)
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeropteris lepifera.
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