Alsophila decrescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. decrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila decrescens | |
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Alsophila decrescens,
endemic to Madagascar
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Description
The trunk is erect, 2–3 m tall and 10–12 cm in diameter. It usually has characteristic elliptical scars caused by fallen
indusia.[2]
Range and habitat
Alsophila decrescens is native to the rainforests of eastern and central Madagascar. Its range extends from the northern to the southern end of the island, including the
Manongarivo Massif in the northwest. It inhabits moist evergreen lowland forests and montane forests on the windward (eastern) slopes of Madagascar's highlands, between 300 and 1700 meters elevation.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila decrescens". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
- ^ Janssen, Thomas & France Rakotondrainibe (2008). "A revision of the indusiate scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae, Cyathea subgen. Alsophila sect. Alsophila) in Madagascar, the Comoros and the Seychelles". Adansonia 30 (2) - pages 221-376.
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