Alsophila cinerea, synonym Cyathea cinerea,[1] is a species of tree fern endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines, where it grows in forest at an altitude of about 1000 m. The trunk is erect, up to 5 m tall and about 12 cm in diameter. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m long. The stipe has long spines and scattered scales, which are either narrow and pale or wide and brown. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are covered by brown indusia.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila cinerea". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.