Alsophila dregei

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cyatheales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Cyatheales

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila dregei

Name

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Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 30 (1970).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cyathea dregei Kunze, Linnaea 10: 551 (1836).
  • Heterotypic
    • Alsophila baronii Baker, J. Linn. Soc. 21: 455 (1885).
      • Cyathea baronii (Baker) Domin, Pteridophyta: 262 (1929).
    • Cyathea polyphlebia Baker, J. Linn. Soc. 20: 303 (1883).
      • Cyathea dregei var. polyphlebia (Baker) C.Chr., Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 21 (1932).
      • Alsophila dregei var. polyphlebia (Baker) Benl, Acta Bot. Barcinon. 31: 29 (1978)
    • Cyathea segregata Baker, J. Linn. Soc. 20: 303 (1883).
      • Cyathea dregei var. segregata (Baker) C.Chr., Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 21 (1932).
      • Alsophila dregei var. segregata (Baker) Benl, Acta Bot. Barcinon. 31: 29 (1978)
    • Cyathea angolensis Welw., Apont. in. Ann. Cons. Ultram. 358 (1858).
    • Cyathea burkei Hook., Sp. Fil. 1: 23 (1844).
    • Cyathea flavovirens Kuhn ex Diels, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 127 (1899).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gulf of Guinea Islands (Bioko), Rwanda, Zaïre.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape, Western Cape), Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province, North-West Province).
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Boomvaring
English: Tree fern, Common Tree Fern
isiXhosa: isiHihi
isiZulu: isiKhomakhoma, umPhanga
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