Alsophila jimeneziana

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Alsophila jimeneziana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. jimeneziana
Binomial name
Alsophila jimeneziana
D.S.Conant[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyathea crassa Maxon
  • Cyathea domingensis Brause
  • Nephelea crassa (Maxon) R.M.Tryon

Alsophila jimeneziana,

endemic to the Dominican Republic. Little is known about this rare tree fern.[2]

A. jimeneziana is part of the Alsophila woodwardioides complex from the Greater Antilles, together with five other species: Alsophila fulgens, Alsophila grevilleana, Alsophila portoricensis, and Alsophila tussacii (all also placed in Cyathea).[2]

This species is not conspecific with Alsophila crassa

replacement name Alsophila jimeneziana in 1983.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila jimeneziana". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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  3. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Cyathea clandestina". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. ^ "Alsophila jimeneziana D.S.Conant". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2019-09-26.