Scientific or common name:

Alsophila portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) Conant

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CYATHEACEAE - Tree Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Alsophila portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) Conant
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Puerto Rico alsophila

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Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Cyathea portoricensis Spreng. ex Kuhn
= Nephelea portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) R. Tryon

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:

1) Alsophila amintae Conant 2) Alsophila aquilina Christ 3) Alsophila boringuena Maxon 4) Alsophila brooksii (Maxon) R. Tryon 5) Alsophila bryophila R. Tryon 6) Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) R. Tryon 7) Alsophila portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) Conant 8) Alsophila procera (Willd.) Desv.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA+ (Puerto Rico)
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Cyatheaceae)
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1) Alsophila 2) Cnemidaria 3) Cyathea (treefern) 4) Hemitelia (cnemidaria) 5) Nephelea 6) Sphaeropteris (treefern) 7) Trichipteris

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Common names (Alsophila)
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1) Birdwing treefern (Alsophila boringuena) 2) Brooks' alsophila (Alsophila brooksii) 3) Forest alsophila (Alsophila amintae) 4) Helecho gigante de la sierra (Alsophila bryophila) 5) Puerto Rico alsophila (Alsophila portoricensis) 6) Small treefern (Alsophila aquilina) 7) Spiny treefern (Alsophila procera)

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More species:
1) Alsophila procera (Willd.) Desv. [109]
2) Alsophila quadripinnata (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr. [134]
3) Alstroemeria aurantiaca D. Don [141]
4) Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br. ex Sweet [135]
5) Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze [1924]
6) Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv. [296]
7) Alternanthera menziesii H. St. John [88]
8) Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, non J.F. Gmel. [91]
9) Althaea hirsuta L. [1262]
10) Alyssum alpestre L. [1571]

28-Apr-2024 - Week-17

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