Alsophila manniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyatheales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Cyatheales

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila
Species: Alsophila manniana

Name

Alsophila manniana (Hook.) R.M.Tryon, 1970

Synonyms

  • Cyathea engleri Hieron.
  • Cyathea laurentiorum Christ
  • Cyathea manniana Hook.
  • Cyathea manniana var. preussii (Diels) Tard.
  • Cyathea preussii Diels
  • Cyathea sellae Pirotta
  • Cyathea usambarensis Hieron.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Annobon Isl., So Tom, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Tryon, R.M., 1970. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 200: 30.

Vernacular names

English: Spiny tree fern, Sheshino
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