Alsophila smithii

Alsophila smithii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila smithii

Name

Alsophila smithii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 37 (1970).

Synonyms

• • Cyathea novae-zelandiae Domin, Pteridophyta: 264 (1929).
  • Cyathea smithii Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 8 (1854).
    • Hemitelia smithii (Hook.f.) Hook. in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 31 (1865).
  • Hemitelia microphylla Colenso, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 27: 399 (1895)
    • Hemitelia smithii var. microphylla (Colenso) Cheeseman, Man. N. Zeal. Fl.: 951 (1906).
  • Hemitelia stellulata Colenso, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 18: 222 (1886).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tryon, R.M. 1970. The classification of the Cyatheaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 200: 3–53. JSTOR BHL Reference page. : 37.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Alsophila smithii – 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 10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Alsophila smithii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 10 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Alsophila smithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Soft tree fern

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