Alsophila inquinans
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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. inquinans
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila inquinans (Christ) R.M.Tryon[1]
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Alsophila inquinans, synonym Cyathea inquinans,[1] is a species of tree fern native to southwestern Sulawesi and possibly the Maluku Islands, where it grows in montane forest at an altitude of 2000–2800 m. This plant has an erect trunk that is usually 2–4 m tall. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 1 m or more in length. The stipe is covered in scales. These scales are either large, red-brown, thin, with narrow fragile edges, or small, with a red apical seta. Sori are borne near the fertile pinnule midvein. They are protected by thin, brown indusia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila inquinans". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
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