Alsophila batjanensis

Alsophila batjanensis, synonym Cyathea batjanensis,[1] is a species of tree fern native to the Maluku Islands and western New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest at an altitude of approximately 600 m. The trunk is erect and 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m long. The stipe is spiny, warty and covered with scattered scales that are dark brown and have fragile edges. Sori are round and occur near the fertile pinnule midvein. They are covered by small, narrow indusia that resemble small saucers in appearance.[2]

Alsophila batjanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. batjanensis
Binomial name
Alsophila batjanensis
Christ[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Alsophila saparuensis Alderw.
  • Alsophila straminea (Alderw.) A.Gepp
  • Cyathea batjanensis (Christ) Copel.
  • Cyathea geppiana Domin
  • Cyathea saparuensis (Alderw.) Alderw.
  • Cyathea straminea Alderw. non Karst

The specific epithet batjanensis refers to Batjan, known as Bacan in English, one of the larger of the Maluku Islands.[2]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila batjanensis". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  2. Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.


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