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Alsophila R. Br.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17931

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Nephelea R.M. Tryon
		Gymnosphaera Blume
	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2017

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Polypodiophytina
	Class	Polypodiopsida – leptosporangiate ferns
	Subclass	Polypodiidae
	Order	Cyatheales – tree ferns
	Family	Cyatheaceae
	Genus	Alsophila R. Br.
		Direct Children:
	Species	Alsophila abbottii (Maxon) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila acantha Sehnem
	Species	Alsophila acanthophora (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila acrostichoides Alderw.
	Species	Alsophila acuminata (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila adspersa Kaulf. ex Kunze
	Species	Alsophila alderwereltii (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila alleniae (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila amboinensis Alderw.
	Species	Alsophila amintae D.S. Conant – forest alsophila
	Species	Alsophila andersonii J. Scott ex Bedd.
	Species	Alsophila aneitensis (Hook.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila annae Alderw.
	Species	Alsophila aperta F�e
	Species	Alsophila apiculata Rosenst.
	Species	Alsophila apoensis (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila approximata (Bonap.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila arbuscula Kunze
	Species	Alsophila archboldii (C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila arfakensis A. Gepp
	Species	Alsophila atropurpurea (Copel.) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila auneae D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila australis R. Br. – rough tree fern
	Species	Alsophila baileyana Domin – wig tree fern
	Species	Alsophila balanocarpa (D.C. Eaton) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila baroumba L. Linden
	Species	Alsophila batjanensis Christ
	Species	Alsophila biformis Rosenst.
	Species	Alsophila borneensis (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila brevipinna (Baker ex Benth.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila brooksii (Maxon) R.M. Tryon – Brooks' alsophila
	Species	Alsophila bryophila R.M. Tryon – helecho gigante de la sierra
	Species	Alsophila buennemeijeri (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila callosa (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila camerooniana (Hook.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila campestrium Sehnem
	Species	Alsophila capensis (L. f.) J. Sm.
	Species	Alsophila catillifera (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila caudata J. Sm. ex Hook.
	Species	Alsophila chamaedendron (Copel.) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila cincinnata (Brause) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila cinerea (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila coactilis (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila colensoi Hook. f. – creeping tree fern
	Species	Alsophila commutata Mett.
	Species	Alsophila conantiana Lehnert
	Species	Alsophila confinis (C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila corcovadensis (Raddi) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila costalisora (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila costularis Baker
	Species	Alsophila cucullifera (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila cunninghamii (Hook. f.) R.M. Tryon – gully tree fern, slender tree fern
	Species	Alsophila cuspidata (Kunze) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila damazioi Brade
	Species	Alsophila deckenii (Kuhn) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila decrescens (Mett.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila denticulata Baker
	Species	Alsophila dicksonioides (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila dimorpha Christ
	Species	Alsophila doctersii (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila edanoi (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila engelii R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila erinacea (H. Karst.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila eriophora (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila esmeraldensis R.C. Moran
	Species	Alsophila everta (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila excavata (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila fallacina (Domin) Domin
	Species	Alsophila fenicis (Copel.) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila ferruginea (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila flexuosa F�e
	Species	Alsophila foersteri (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila fulgens (C. Chr.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila fuliginosa Christ
	Species	Alsophila furcinervia (Domin) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila gastonyi Lehnert
	Species	Alsophila geluensis (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila gigantea Wall. ex Hook.
	Species	Alsophila glaberrima (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila glabra (Blume) Hook.
	Species	Alsophila glaucifolia R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila gleichenioides (C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila gregaria Brause
	Species	Alsophila grevilleana (Mart.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila guinleorum Brade & Rosenst.
	Species	Alsophila halconensis (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila havilandii (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila henryi Baker
	Species	Alsophila hermannii R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila heterochlamydea (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila hirsutissima F�e
	Species	Alsophila hoehneana Brade
	Species	Alsophila hooglandii (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila hookeri (Thwaites) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila hornei Baker
	Species	Alsophila horridula (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila hotteana (C. Chr. & Ekman) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila hymenodes (Mett.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila imbricata (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila imrayana (Hook.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila incana (H. Karst.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila incisoserrata (Copel.) C. Chr.
	Species	Alsophila inquinans (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila insulana (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila javanica (Blume) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila jimeneziana D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila junghuhniana Kunze
	Species	Alsophila kermadecensis (W.R.B. Oliv.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila khasyana Moore ex Kuhn
	Species	Alsophila klossi (Ridl.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila lasiosora Mett. ex Kuhn
	Species	Alsophila latebrosa Wall. ex Hook.
	Species	Alsophila latipinnula (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila lepidoclada Christ
	Species	Alsophila lilianiae R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila loerzingii (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila loheri (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila longipes (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila loubetiana L. Linden
	Species	Alsophila lurida (Blume) Hook.
	Species	Alsophila macgillivraryi Baker
	Species	Alsophila macgregorii (F. Muell.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila macropoda (Domin) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila magnifolia (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila manniana (Hook.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila marattioides (Willd.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila X marcescens (N.A. Wakef.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila masapilidensis (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila matthewii Christ
	Species	Alsophila media (W.H. Wagner & Grether) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila mesosora (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila metteniana Hance
	Species	Alsophila microchlamys (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila microphylloides (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila mildbraedii Brause
	Species	Alsophila milnei (Hook. ex Hook. f.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila minervae Lehnert
	Species	Alsophila minor (D.C. Eaton) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila modesta Baker
	Species	Alsophila monosticha Christ
	Species	Alsophila montana (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila mossambicensis (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila mostellaria Lehnert
	Species	Alsophila muelleri (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila negrosiana (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila nicklesii (Tardieu & Ballard) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila nigrolineata (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila nigropaleata (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila nilgirensis (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila nockii (Jenman) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila obtusiloba Hook.
	Species	Alsophila ogurae Hayata
	Species	Alsophila oinops (Hassk.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila oosora (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila orientalis (Kunze) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila pabstii Brade
	Species	Alsophila pachyrrhachis (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila pallidipaleata (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila patellifera (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila percrassa (C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila perpelvigera (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila perpunctulata (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila perrieriana (C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila physolepidota (Alston) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila plagiostegia (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila podophylla Hook.
	Species	Alsophila polycarpa (Jungh.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila polystichoides Christ
	Species	Alsophila portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) D.S. Conant – Puerto Rico alsophila
	Species	Alsophila pruinosa (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila pseudomuelleri (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila punctulata Alderw.
	Species	Alsophila pycnoneura (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila ramispina Hook.
	Species	Alsophila rebeccae F. Muell. – black tree fern
	Species	Alsophila recurvata Brause
	Species	Alsophila reitzii Sehnem
	Species	Alsophila rigens (Rosenst.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila roquettei Brade & Rosenst.
	Species	Alsophila rosenstockii Brause
	Species	Alsophila rubella (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila rubiginosa Brause
	Species	Alsophila rufopannosa (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila rupestris (Maxon) Gastony & R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila saccata (Christ) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila salletii (Tardieu & C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila salvinii Hook.
	Species	Alsophila scandens Brause
	Species	Alsophila schlechteri Brause
	Species	Alsophila sechellarum (Mett.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila semiamplectens (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila serrae Sehnem
	Species	Alsophila serratifolia (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila setosa Kaulf.
	Species	Alsophila setulosa (Copel.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila sinuata (Hook. & Grev.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila smithii (Hook. f.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila solomonensis (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila speciosa (Meyen) C. Presl
	Species	Alsophila spinulosa (Wall. ex Hook.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila stipularis Christ
	Species	Alsophila stuhlmannii (Hieron. ex Engl.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila subdubia Alderw.
	Species	Alsophila subtripinnata (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila sumatrana (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila tanzaniana R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila tenuis Brause
	Species	Alsophila ternatea (Alderw.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila thomsonii (Baker) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila tsilotsilensis (Tardieu) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila tussacii (Desv.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila urbanii (Brause) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila vandeusenii (Holttum) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila vieillardii (Mett.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila walkerae (Hook.) J. Sm.
	Species	Alsophila welwitschii (Hook.) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Alsophila wengiensis Brause
	Species	Alsophila woodwardioides (Kaulf.) D.S. Conant
	Species	Alsophila woollsiana F. Muell.
	Species	Alsophila zakamenensis (Tardieu) R.M. Tryon
	Species	Cyathea affinis (G. Forst.) Sw.
	Species	Cyathea albidosquamata Rosenst.
	Species	Cyathea alpicola Domin
	Species	Cyathea croftii Holttum
	Species	Cyathea dealbata (G. Forst.) Sw. – silver fern, ponga
	Species	Cyathea X dryopteroides Maxon – elfin tree fern
	Species	Cyathea exilis Holttum
	Species	Cyathea fadenii Holttum
	Species	Cyathea X irregularis Brause
	Species	Cyathea ledermannii Brause
	Species	Cyathea macarthurii (F. Muell.) Baker
	Species	Cyathea mexicana Schltdl. & Cham.
	Species	Cyathea parva Copel.
	Species	Cyathea raciborskii Copel.
	Species	Cyathea stuebelii Hieron.

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:
	Notes:
	Reference for:

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Alsophila

	Source:	Polypodiopsida of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Alsophila

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Alsophila

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Alsophila

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
	Publication Date:	2016
	Article/Chapter Title:	A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6
	Page(s):	563-603
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	1759-6831
	Notes:	doi: 10.1111/jse.12229
	Reference for:	Alsophila

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:	Alsophila R. Br. (TSN 17931) is apparently a 'parahomonym' (different kingdom, same name as) lepidopteran (insect) genus Alsophila H�bner, 1825 (TSN 117557)

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