Alsophila incana

Alsophila incana, synonym Cyathea incana,[1] is a species of tree fern.

Alsophila incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. incana
Binomial name
Alsophila incana
(H.Karst.) D.S.Conant[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea canescens Sodiro
  • Cyathea incana H.Karst.
  • Cyathea incanescens Domin
  • Cyathea sprucei var. squamosa Bosco
  • Nephelea canescens (Sodiro) R.M.Tryon
  • Nephelea incana (H.Karst.) Gastony

It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.[2]

Very little is known about this plant.[2]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila incana". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  2. Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.


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