Biology:Alsophila henryi
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Short description: Species of fern
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. henryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila henryi Baker[1]
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Alsophila henryi, synonym Cyathea henryi,[1] is a species of tree fern native to India and Yunnan in China , where it grows submontane and montane forest at an altitude of 600–1200 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and may be 5–7 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and usually 2–3 m in length. The rachis is smooth and dark, but occasionally has a few scattered scales. The stipe also has these scales. The scales are either small and pale with irregular fringed edges, or large and dark with a paler margin. Sori are borne on minor veins and lack indusia.[2]
The specific epithet henryi commemorates Irish botanist Augustine Henry (1857-1930), who collected numerous plants in China.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019), "Alsophila henryi", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-09-14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (2004), Tree Ferns, Timber Press, pp. 140–141, ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9, https://archive.org/details/treeferns00mark/page/140
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