Alsophila hymenodes

Alsophila hymenodes, synonym Cyathea hymenodes,^[1] is a species of tree fern native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and possibly Java, where it grows in montane forest at an altitude of 900–2000 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and 2–4 m tall. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 1–2 m in length. The stipe may have a pair of reduced pinnae towards the base and is covered with scattered scales. These scales are dark and have very fragile edges. Sori are borne near the fertile pinnule midvein and are protected by firm, brown indusia that are saucer-like in appearance.^[2]

Alsophila hymenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Alsophila
Species:	A. hymenodes
Binomial name
Alsophila hymenodes (Mett.) R.M.Tryon[1]
Synonyms[1]
Cyathea amphicosmioides Alderw. Cyathea arthropterygia Alderw. Cyathea hymenodes Mett. Cyathea latebrosa var.indusiata Holttum Cyathea korthalsii Mett.