Gymnosphaera podophylla, synonyms Alsophila podophylla and Cyathea podophylla, is a widespread species of tree fern native to southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. It grows in forest by streams and in ravines at elevations of 600–1000 m.[2]
| Gymnosphaera podophylla | |
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| Illustration from A Second Century of Ferns | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosphaera |
| Species: | G. podophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnosphaera podophylla | |
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References
edit- ^ Gymnosphaera podophylla (Hook.) Copel. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.