Sphaeropteris australis
| Prickly tree fern | |
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| File:Cyathea leichhardtiana Maxwells Creek.jpg | |
| In Maxwells Creek, far south eastern NSW | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Sphaeropteris |
| Species: | S. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeropteris australis | |
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Sphaeropteris australis, synonyms Alsophila leichhardtiana and Cyathea leichhardtiana, the prickly tree fern, is a plant in the tree fern family, Cyatheaceae. It is native to eastern Australia (Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland).[3] It is a common species found in moist situations, in and near rainforests. Seen between one and seven metres tall, it may be identified by the thin, prickly trunk, 5 to 15 cm wide. The sori lack true indusia, the base of the sorus bears a ring of scales. Fronds are up to 3 metres long, and the stipe is around 20 cm in length.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Hemitelia australis by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851.[2] It was named and described several times since. In 1865 Ferdinand von Mueller described it as Alsophila leichhardtiana from several specimens, one of which was collected by Ludwig Leichhardt in Moreton Bay, and another by Louisa Atkinson in the Blue Mountains. It was named in honour of Leichhardt, an explorer and botanical collector.[4] [5][6][7] In 1912, Edwin Copeland transferred the species to Cyathea as Cyathea leichhardtiana.[5][8] Plants of the World Online currently accepts Sphaeropteris australis as the species' name.[2]
References
- ↑ "Alsophila leichhardtiana F.Muell.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sphaeropteris australis (C.Presl) R.M.Tryon. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ ""Cyathea leichhardtiana":PlantNET – FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 309
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Cyathea leichhardtiana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(33): 53. Retrieved 8 September 2019
- ↑ "Alsophila leichhardtiana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ Copeland, E.B. (1912) Philippine Journal of Science. Section C, Botany 6: 360
External links
- Cyathea leichhardtiana: Occurrence data from The Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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- Sphaeropteris
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
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- Endemic flora of Australia
- Plants described in 1851
- Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl