Alsophila × boytelii is a tree fernendemic to the Sierra Maestra range of southeastern Cuba. It is a natural interspecific hybrid between Alsophila balanocarpa and Alsophila woodwardioides. The spores of A. × boytelii are normal in appearance; Caluff and Serrano (2002) suggest that it might therefore be fertile. This theory is strengthened by the presence of a large population of A. × boytelii in the Gran Piedra area. Caluff and Serrano (2002) note that "a full range of intermediates linking this hybrid with its parent species suggests the occurrence of backcrossing".[2]
The type material was collected in Reserva Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba Province at an altitude of 1000 m on November 18, 1983.[2]
The specific epithetboytelii honours the late Fernando Boytel Jambú of Cuba.[2]
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^Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila x boytelii". . Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
^ abcCaluff, M.G. & Serrano, G.S. (2002), "Cuban novelties in the genus Alsophila (Cyatheaceae)", Willdenowia, 32: 303–309
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