Alsophila albidosquamata

Alsophila albidosquamata, synonyms Cyathea albidosquamata and Sphaeropteris albidosquamata,^[2] is a species of tree fern native to the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, where it grows in rain forest and montane forest at an altitude of 620–2,500 m (2,000–8,200 ft). The trunk is erect and about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) in length. The lower surface of the rachis is covered in scales and the stipe has scattered scales throughout its length. These are glossy and pale, with dull, fragile edges. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and have flat indusia which resemble small saucers.^[3]

Alsophila albidosquamata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Alsophila
Species:	A. albidosquamata
Binomial name
Alsophila albidosquamata (Rosenst.) Lehnert[2]
Synonyms[2]
Cyathea pumilio Alderw. Cyathea albidosquamata Rosenst. Sphaeropteris albidosquamata (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon