Alsophila leichhardtiana

Alsophila leichhardtiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila leichhardtiana

Name

Alsophila leichhardtiana F.Muell., Fragm. (Mueller) 5(33): 53 (1865).

Synonyms

• Alsophila macarthurii Hook.
• Alsophila moorei J. Sm.
• Cyathea leichhardtiana (F. Muell.) Copel.
• Hemitelia australis C. Presl
• Sphaeropteris australis (C. Presl) R. M. Tryon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Australia (EC-Queensland, E-Victoria) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F. 1865–1866. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 5. 240 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. : 5(33): 53.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Alsophila leichhardtiana – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 09.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Alsophila leichhardtiana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 09 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Alsophila leichhardtiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 09. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Prickly tree fern

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