Alsophila × fagildei
| Alsophila × fagildei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. × fagildei
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila × fagildei Caluff & Shelton[1]
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Alsophila × fagildei is a tree fern endemic to the and in Guantánamo Province, Cuba. It is a natural interspecific hybrid between and Alsophila woodwardioides. The spores of A. × fagildei are normal in appearance; Caluff and Serrano (2002) suggest that it might therefore be fertile.[2]
The type material was collected in the headwaters of , reserve of , Guantánamo Province at an altitude of 500 m on August 27, 1986.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila x fagildei". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b Caluff, M.G. & Serrano, G.S. (2002). "Cuban novelties in the genus Alsophila (Cyatheaceae)". Willdenowia. 32 (2): 303–309. doi:10.3372/wi.32.32211. S2CID 85916251.
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