Sphaeropteris squamulata

Sphaeropteris squamulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Sphaeropteris
Species:	S. squamulata
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris squamulata (Blume) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms
Cyathea brooksii Alderw. (C.Chr.) Domin Alsophila comosa Wall. Alsophila glabrescens Alderw. Alsophila laeta Kunze Miq. (Copel.) Alderw. Baker C.Chr. (Domin) C.Chr. C.Presl Copel. (Alderw.) Domin (Blume) Copel. Wall. Cyathea paraphysata Cyathea xanthina Alsophila squamulata Alsophila xantholepia Cyathea allocota Cyathea deuterobrooksii Copel. Domin Alsophila oligosora Alsophila paraphysata Alsophila ridleyi Alsophila sarawakensis (Blume) Hook. Alderw. (Alderw.) Domin Copel. (Baker) Copel. (C Chr.) Copel. Polypodium comosum Blume Cyathea squamulata Gymnosphaera sarawakensis Cyathea sarawakensis Gymnosphaera squamulata Cyathea ridleyi Alsophila allocota Alsophila xanthina Athyrium comosum Cyathea glabrescens

Sphaeropteris squamulata, synonym Cyathea squamulata, is a species of tree fern native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the southern Philippines, including the Sulu Archipelago, where it grows in forest from the lowlands to an altitude of about 1500 m. The trunk is erect and up to 2 m tall. Fronds are pinnate or bipinnate and approximately 1.5 m long. The stipe is covered in densely packed firm, medium brown scales. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.