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Spiny Tree Fern
Alsophila spinulosa
Alsophila spinulosa, synonym Cyathea spinulosa, also known as the flying spider-monkey tree fern, is a species of tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae.
From the article Alsophila spinulosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The trunk of this species can grow to a height of 5 m or more. The stipes are persistent, spiny and purplish towards the base, and covered in brown shiny scales. Fronds are 1–3 m long and three-limbed. The sori, producing the spores, are large and round. Like many tree ferns, it features a "skirt" of dead leaves that do not drop off the crown and form a barrier for parasitic climbing plants.
Range & habitat
A. spinulosa occurs in humus soils in shadowed forest locations, and is widely distributed across Asia including China, Nepal, India, Burma, Myanmar, and Japan.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142844.