Alsophila × fagildei
Appearance
Alsophila × fagildei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Alsophila |
Species: | A. × fagildei
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Binomial name | |
Alsophila × fagildei Caluff & Shelton[1]
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Alsophila × fagildei is a tree fern endemic to the Sierra de Moa and Sierra del Purial in Guantánamo Province, Cuba. It is a natural interspecific hybrid between Alsophila minor and Alsophila woodwardioides. The spores of A. × fagildei are normal in appearance; Caluff and Serrano (2002) suggest that it might therefore be fertile.[2]
The type material was collected in the headwaters of Río Toa, reserve of Cupeyal del Norte, Guantánamo Province at an altitude of 500 m on August 27, 1986.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila x fagildei". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b Caluff, M.G. & Serrano, G.S. (2002). "Cuban novelties in the genus Alsophila (Cyatheaceae)". Willdenowia. 32 (2): 303–309. doi:10.3372/wi.32.32211. S2CID 85916251.