Alsophila borbonica

Alsophila borbonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyatheales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Cyatheales

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila borbonica
Varietates: A. b. var. borbonica – A. b. var. laevigata – A. b. var. latifolia – A. b. var. pervilleana – A. b. var. sevathiana

Name

Alsophila borbonica (Desv.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 30 (1970).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cyathea borbonica Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 328 (1811).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyathea melanocaula Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 322 (1827).
    • Alsophila melanocaula (Desv.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 30 (1970).
  • Aspidium telfairianum Wall., Numer. List: n.° 385 (1829).
    • Alsophila telfairiana Wall. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 1: 56 (1844).
  • Cyathea discolor Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 353 (1852).
  • Cyathea madagascariensis Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 257 (1824).
  • Cyathea mascarena Sw. in Desvaux, Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6, 2: 322 (1827).
  • Cyathea robusta Bojer ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 182 (1829).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tryon, R.M. 1970. The classification of the Cyatheaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 200: 3–53. JSTOR BHL Reference page. : 30.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Alsophila borbonica – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 08.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Alsophila borbonica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Alsophila borbonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Alsophila borbonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jan 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Alsophila borbonica Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.

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