Alsophila balanocarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Alsophila |
Species: | A. balanocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Alsophila balanocarpa (D.C.Eaton) D.S.Conant
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Alsophila balanocarpa, synonym Cyathea balanocarpa, [1] is a species of tree fern native to Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Despite its wide distribution, little is known about this species. It is apparently of hybrid origin. [2]
In southeastern Cuba it hybridises with Alsophila woodwardioides to form the natural hybrid Alsophila × boytelii. [2]