| Alsophila eriophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. eriophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila eriophora (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | |
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Alsophila eriophora, synonym Cyathea eriophora, is a species of tree fern native to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in wet ravine forest at an altitude of 1400–2000 m. The trunk is erect and 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2–3 m long. The stipe is dark and covered with spines and scales. The scales are variable, being either small and pale or large with a dark apex. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.
References
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila eriophora". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World (version 8.02). Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Alsophila eriophora | |
| Cyathea eriophora | |
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