Alsophila cucullifera, synonym Cyathea cucullifera,[1] is a species of tree fern native to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in montane forest at an altitude of about 2400 m. The trunk is erect and 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2–3 m long. Characteristically of this species, they occur in two whorls of four to six fronds each. The stipe is warty and covered with scales. The scales are dark, glossy, have a narrow paler margin and are large towards the base. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and are covered by thin, pale brown indusia that are scale-like in appearance.[2]
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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. cucullifera
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| Alsophila cucullifera (Holttum) R.M.Tryon[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila cucullifera". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
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