Gymnosphaera henryi
Gymnosphaera henryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Gymnosphaera |
Species: | G. henryi
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Binomial name | |
Gymnosphaera henryi (Baker) S.R.Ghosh (2004)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Gymnosphaera henryi, synonyms Alsophila henryi and Cyathea henryi,[2] is a species of tree fern native to eastern India and the Himalayas, Indochina, and southern China,[1] where it grows submontane and montane forest at an elevation of 600–1200 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and may be 5–7 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and usually 2–3 m in length. The rachis is smooth and dark, but occasionally has a few scattered scales. The stipe also has these scales. The scales are either small and pale with irregular fringed edges, or large and dark with a paler margin. Sori are borne on minor veins and lack indusia.[3]
The specific epithet henryi commemorates Irish botanist Augustine Henry (1857-1930), who collected numerous plants in China.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gymnosphaera henryi (Baker) S.R.Ghosh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila henryi". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ a b Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
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- Gymnosphaera
- Ferns of India
- Flora of Assam (region)
- Flora of Bangladesh
- Flora of South-Central China
- Flora of Southeast China
- Flora of East Himalaya
- Flora of Hainan
- Flora of Laos
- Flora of Myanmar
- Flora of Nepal
- Flora of Thailand
- Flora of Vietnam
- Plants described in 1898
- Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker