Cyatheaceae
Alsophila

Alsophila obtusiloba Hook.

First published in W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 45 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Gabon. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Cyathea obtusiloba.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hallé, N.; Cours. G. [5911] Gabon K001519129 Yes
Hallé, N.; Cours. G. [5911] Gabon K001519130 Yes
Zapfack, L. [1030] Cameroon K001519163 Yes
Zapfack, L. [1030] Cameroon K001519162 Yes
Zapfack, L. [1030] Cameroon K001394704 Yes
Hallé, N.; Cours, G. [5881] Gabon K001519132 Yes
Aug 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8951] Cameroon Cyathea obtusiloba K000109159 Yes
Aug 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8951] Cameroon Cyathea obtusiloba K001208337 Yes
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2845] Cameroon Cyathea obtusiloba K000109245 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0