Alsophila caudata

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| genus = Alsophila (plant)

| species = caudata

| authority = J.Sm.

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|Alsophila manilensis|C.Presl

|Amphicosmia manilensis|(C.Presl) Moore

|Cyathea arborescens|Copel.

|Cyathea brevipes|Copel.

|Cyathea caudata|(J.Sm.) Copel.

|Cyathea dupaxensis|Copel.

|Cyathea manilensis|Domin

|Hemitelia caudata|Mett.

|Hemitelia extensa|C.Presl

|Hemitelia manilensis|(C.Presl) C.Presl

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Alsophila caudata, synonym Cyathea caudata, is a species of tree fern native to the islands of Luzon and Mindanao in the Philippines, where it grows in montane forest. The trunk is erect and up to 4 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m long. The stipe is warty and covered with dark, narrow, glossy scales. Sori are borne near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are protected by firm, brown indusia. {{As of|2022|April}}, Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of Alsophila speciosa.

Taxonomy

The species was first described, as Cyathea caudata, by John Smith in 1841. {{As of|2022|April}}, World Ferns accepted the species as Alsophila caudata, whereas Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of Alsophila speciosa.{{cite web |title=Alsophila caudata J.Sm. ex Hook. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17016270-1 |access-date=2022-04-01 }}

In 2004, it was said that the closest relatives of A. caudata appear to be the smaller Alsophila edanoi and Alsophila heterochlamydea. Further study was needed to determine whether all three should be retained as separate species.

References

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{{Citation |mode=cs1 |last1=Hassler |first1=Michael |last2=Schmitt |first2=Bernd |date=June 2019 |contribution=Alsophila caudata |title=Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World |volume=8 |issue=2 |url=https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/ |accessdate=2019-08-31 |name-list-style=amp |archive-date=2 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902225743/http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/ |url-status=dead }}

{{Citation |mode=cs1 |last1=Large|first1=Mark F.|last2=Braggins|first2=John E. |author-link2=John E. Braggins|year=2004 |title=Tree Ferns |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=978-0-88192-630-9 |name-list-style=amp |page=[https://archive.org/details/treeferns00mark/page/111 111] |url=https://archive.org/details/treeferns00mark/page/111 }}

{{Citation |mode=cs1 |last1=Hassler |first1=Michael |date=2004–2022 |title=Alsophila |work=World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 12.11 |url=https://www.worldplants.de/world-ferns/ferns-and-lycophytes-list#g-89 |accessdate=2022-04-01}}

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caudata

Category:Flora of Luzon

Category:Flora of Mindanao

Category:Plants described in 1841