Alsophila rupestris

Alsophila rupestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. rupestris
Binomial name
Alsophila rupestris
(Maxon) Gastony & R.M.Tryon

Alsophila rupestris, endemic to the region of Sarare, Colombia, is a species of tree fern in the genus Alsophila. It has the thinnest trunk of all tree ferns, only 1.5 centimetres (0.6 in) DBH. The fronds are about 50 centimetres (20 in) long. It was described in 1946 by William Ralph Maxon.[1]

References

  1. ^ Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E (2004). Tree Ferns. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-88192-630-2.


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