Alsophila schliebenii, synonymCyathea fadenii,[1] is a species of tree fernendemic to the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania, where it grows on exposed ridges and on the upper edge of montane forest at an altitude of 1700–2100 m. The trunk is erect, up to 4 m tall and 3–5 cm in diameter. Fronds are bipinnate. Characteristically of this species, the most basal pair of pinnae are reduced, often to veins alone.[2]
alsophila, schliebenii, synonym, cyathea, fadenii, species, tree, fern, endemic, uluguru, mountains, tanzania, where, grows, exposed, ridges, upper, edge, montane, forest, altitude, 1700, 2100, trunk, erect, tall, diameter, fronds, bipinnate, characteristicall. Alsophila schliebenii synonym Cyathea fadenii 1 is a species of tree fern endemic to the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania where it grows on exposed ridges and on the upper edge of montane forest at an altitude of 1700 2100 m The trunk is erect up to 4 m tall and 3 5 cm in diameter Fronds are bipinnate Characteristically of this species the most basal pair of pinnae are reduced often to veins alone 2 Alsophila schliebeniiScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesDivision PolypodiophytaClass PolypodiopsidaOrder CyathealesFamily CyatheaceaeGenus AlsophilaSpecies A schliebeniiBinomial nameAlsophila schliebeniiReimers 1 Synonyms 1 Cyathea fadenii HolttumGymnosphaera schliebenii Reimers S Y DongReferences edit a b c Hassler Michael amp Schmitt Bernd June 2019 Alsophila schliebenii Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World Vol 8 Archived from the original on 2017 09 02 Retrieved 2019 08 20 Large Mark F amp Braggins John E 2004 Tree Ferns Timber Press pp 130 131 ISBN 978 0 88192 630 9 nbsp This Alsophila fern article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alsophila schliebenii amp oldid 1171282078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
