Alsophila apiculata

Alsophila apiculata, synonym Cyathea apiculata,^[1] is a species of tree fern native to Sumatra, where it grows in montane rain forest at an altitude of about 1800 m. The trunk is erect and usually 5 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2–3 m long. The stipe is pale, becoming darker towards the base. It is covered with dark scales with pale, fragile edges. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are covered by thin, very fragile indusia.^[2]

Alsophila apiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Alsophila
Species:	A. apiculata
Binomial name
Alsophila apiculata Rosenst.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Alsophila indrapurae Alderw. Cyathea apiculata (Rosenst.) Domin Cyathea crenulata f. subspinulosa Alderw. Cyathea indrapurae Alderw. Cyathea paleata Copel.