Alsophila klossii

Alsophila klossii, synonym Cyathea klossii,^[1] is a species of tree fern native to western New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest from the lowlands up to an elevation of about 750 m. The trunk of this plant is erect, 1–2 m tall, and only 1–2 cm in diameter. Fronds are pinnate and usually 0.5–1 m in length. The stipe bears thick, dark scales that are dull in appearance. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein. They are protected by thin, pale, fragile indusia.^[2]

Alsophila klossii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Alsophila
Species:	A. klossii
Binomial name
Alsophila klossii (Ridl.) R.M.Tryon[1]
Synonyms[1]
Cyathea klossii Ridl.

The specific epithet klossii commemorates Cecil Boden Kloss (1877-1949), who collected numerous plants in Malaysia and surrounding regions.^[2]