Alsophila latipinnula, synonym Cyathea latipinnula,[1] is a species of tree fern native to the Philippines, where it grows in ridge forest at an altitude of about 1400 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and grows to 1–2 m in height and 10 cm in diameter. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m in length. The stipe is spiny and bears a few narrow, brown basal scales. Sori are borne near the fertile pinnule midvein and are protected by small, dark indusia.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila latipinnula". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.