Sphaeropteris aeneifolia

Sphaeropteris aeneifolia is a tree fern native to the montane rainforests of New Guinea.^[1] Its most interesting characteristic is that it produces whorls of up to twelve fronds at a time.^[2]

Sphaeropteris aeneifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Sphaeropteris
Species:	S. aeneifolia
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris aeneifolia (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms[1]
List Alsophila aeneifolia Alderw. Cyathea aeneifolia (Alderw.) Domin Cyathea aeneifolia var. macrophylla Holttum Cyathea curvipinnula C.Chr. Cyathea melanacantha Copel.