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Cyathea albidosquamata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Cyatheales

Genus
  
Cyathea

Scientific name
  
Cyathea albidosquamata

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Family
  
Cyatheaceae

Subgenus
  
Cyathea

Higher classification
  
Cyathea

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Cyathea albidosquamata is a species of tree fern native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest and montane forest at an altitude of 1200–1500 m. The trunk is erect and about 2 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1-1.5 m in length. The lower surface of the rachis is covered in scales and the stipe has scattered scales throughout its length. These are glossy and pale, with dull, fragile edges. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and have flat indusia which resemble small saucers.

Richard Eric Holttum was the first to recognise the relationship between C. albidosquamata and the Alsophila, when he grouped it among species normally associated with that taxon. If Alsophila were to be accepted as a genus alongside Cyathea, a new combination would be required for C. albidosquamata.

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Cyathea albidosquamata Wikipedia