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Alsophila spinulosa

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae

Taxonomy
Cyathea spinulosa was named by Wallich (1828). It is extant.

It was recombined as Alsophila spinulosa by Chauhan (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. antarctica, A. polonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Cyathea spinulosa Wallich
1991Alsophila spinulosa Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyCyatheaceaeKaulfuss 1827
genusAlsophilaBrown 1810
speciesspinulosa(Wallich 1828)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Alsophila spinulosa Wallich 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Sikkim) Alsophila spinulosa (228818)