| Alsophila ferdinandii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. ferdinandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila ferdinandii R.M.Tryon [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Alsophila ferdinandii, synonym Cyathea macarthurii, is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae. [1]
The plant is a treefern with a trunk up to 4 m in height, either shaggy with dark frond bases, or clear with round scars. The fronds, growing to 50 cm, have prickly stipes covered with a light brown, woolly indumentum. [2]
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The commonest tree fern on the island, it is widespread from the lowlands to the mountains. [2]
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