The name Alsophila is a slight homonymy case. This name is used according to the rules of several different nomenclatural codes.

Alsophila

Botany

Online references

Taxonomy

Phylum

Filicophyta 48

Class

Filicopsida 4

Order

Polypodiales 4

Family

Cyatheaceae 95

Pteridophyta 3301

Species

Alsophila aculeata (Raddi) J.Sm. 4 3

Alsophila aethiopica Welw. ex Hook. 3 3

Alsophila alternans (Hook.) Hook. 1 1

Alsophila andersoni J.Scott ex Bedd. 3 3

Alsophila aneitensis (Hook.) R.M.Tryon 16 16

Alsophila apiculata Ros. 1 1

Alsophila appendiculata (Baker) R.M.Tryon 6 6

Alsophila approximata (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon 8 8

Alsophila aquilina Christ 4 4

Alsophila arborea in herb. 2 2

Alsophila arbuscula C.Presl 1 1

Alsophila archboldii (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon 4 4

Alsophila armata (Sw.) C.Presl 8 7

Alsophila aspera Desv. 3 3

Alsophila aspidioides Mart. & Linden 2 2

Alsophila auriculata (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon 7 7

Alsophila australis R.Br. 157 155

Alsophila axillaris T.Moore 19 19

Alsophila bakeri Zeiller 1 1

Alsophila balanocarpa (D.C.Eaton) D.S.Conant 13 13

Alsophila baroni Baker 2 2

Alsophila basirotundata (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. 9 9

Alsophila batjanensis Christ 3 3

Alsophila bipinnatifida Baker 1 1

Alsophila blanchetiana C.Presl 2 2

Alsophila blechnoides Hook. 9 9

Alsophila boivinii Mett. ex Ettingsh. 4 4

Alsophila borbonica (Desv.) R.M.Tryon 3 3

Alsophila brooksii (Maxon) R.M.Tryon 1 1

Alsophila brunoniana Hook. 2 2

Alsophila burbidgei Baker 1 1

Alsophila camerooniana Hook. 18 18

Alsophila canelensis Rosenst. 2 1

Alsophila caningata Baker 1 1

Alsophila caracasana Klotzsch 4 4

Alsophila celebica (Blume) Mett. 1 1

Alsophila celsa R.M.Tryon 41

Alsophila chimborazensis Hook. 1 1

Alsophila chnoodes Christ 3 3

Alsophila christii Sodiro 4 4

Alsophila colensoi Hook.f. 3 3

Alsophila commutata Mett. 10 10

Alsophila comosa Hook. 7 7

Alsophila compta Mart. 7 7

Alsophila concava (Bonap.) Janssen 59 59

Alsophila concinna Baker 1 1

Alsophila conferta (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 2 2

Alsophila confucii Christ 4 4

Alsophila conjugata Spruce ex Hook. 1 1

Alsophila contaminans Wall. ex Hook. 21 20

Alsophila contracta Fée 1 1

Alsophila cooperi F.Muell. 3 3

Alsophila corcovadensis C.Chr. 69 69

Alsophila costalis Christ 1 1

Alsophila costularis Baker 1 1

Alsophila crassifolia Wercklé ex Christ 3 3

Alsophila crenulata (Mett.) Hook. 1 1

Alsophila crinita Hook. 26 26

Alsophila cubensis (Underw. ex Maxon) Caluff & Shelton 2 2

Alsophila cunninghamii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon 1

Alsophila cuspidata (Kunze) D.S.Conant 64 64

Alsophila dauphinensis (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Janssen 13 11

Alsophila decomposita H.Karst. 3 3

Alsophila decurrens Hook. 4 4

Alsophila dentata Leprieur 1 1

Alsophila dicarpa 30 30

Alsophila dilatata (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. 2 2

Alsophila dorsalis (Fée) Christ 1 1

Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M. Tryon 20 20

Alsophila dubia Bedd. 8 8

Alsophila emilei (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 29 26

Alsophila engelii R.M. Tryon 2 2

Alsophila ensatus R.M.Tryon 8 8

Alsophila erinacea (H.Karst.) D.S.Conant 23 23

Alsophila eriocarpa Fée 1 1

Alsophila esmeraldensis R.C. Moran 2 2

Alsophila excelsa Mart. 4 4

Alsophila extensa (G.Forst.) Desv. 3 3

Alsophila farinosa H.Karst. 3 3

Alsophila fauriei Christ 4 4

Alsophila ferox C.Presl 6 6

Alsophila firma (Baker) D.S.Conant 109 104

Alsophila flexuosa Fée 3 3

Alsophila frigida H.Karst. 1 1

Alsophila fuliginosa Christ 1 1

Alsophila fulva M.Martens & Galeotti 2 2

Alsophila gibbosa Klotzsch 5 5

Alsophila gigantea Wall. ex Hook. 8 8

Alsophila glabra (Blume) Hook. 121 121

Alsophila glauca (Blume) J.Sm. 68 68

Alsophila godmani Hook. 1 1

Alsophila guimaraensis Fée & Glaz. 2 2

Alsophila hartii 1 1

Alsophila hebes (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 12 12

Alsophila hemitelioides 1

Alsophila hermanii R.M.Tryon 2 2

Alsophila hirsutissima Fée 1 1

Alsophila hirta Kaulf. 5 5

Alsophila hispida Baker 1 1

Alsophila hooglandii (Holttum) R.M.Tryon 3 3

Alsophila hookeri (Thwaites) R.M.Tryon 2 2

Alsophila impressa Fée 1

Alsophila incana (H.Karst.) D.S.Conant 11 11

Alsophila intermedia Mett. 2 2

Alsophila ivohibensis (C.Chr.) Christenh. 9 9

Alsophila jimeneziana D.S. Conant 4 4

Alsophila kermadecensis (W.R.B.Oliv.) R.M.Tryon 17 17

Alsophila khasyana T.Moore 1 1

Alsophila kingii Clarke 8 8

Alsophila kirkii (Hook.) R.M.Tryon 7 7

Alsophila kohchangensis C.Chr. 1 1

Alsophila laati Rosenst. 2 2

Alsophila lamprocaulis (Christ) Ching 1 1

Alsophila lanceolata 43 43

Alsophila lastii (Baker) R.M.Tryon 8 8

Alsophila latebrosa Wall. ex Hook. 138 138

Alsophila latifrons hort. 1 1

Alsophila leptocladia Fée 1 1

Alsophila ligulata (Baker) R.M.Tryon 8 8

Alsophila lisyae (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 1 1

Alsophila longipinnata (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon 16 16

Alsophila longispina (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 9 9

Alsophila ludoviciana Fée 1 1

Alsophila lunulata (G. Forst.) Desv. 4 4

Alsophila lurida (Blume) Hook. 3 3

Alsophila madagascarica Bonap. 2 2

Alsophila malzinei hort. 1 1

Alsophila marattioides (Kaulf.) R.M.Tryon 6 6

Alsophila marginalis Klotzsch 2 2

Alsophila martinicensis Spreng. 1 1

Alsophila matitanensis R.M.Tryon 8 8

Alsophila matthewii Christ 1 1

Alsophila maxonii Rosenst. 1 1

Alsophila melanocaula (Desv.) R.M.Tryon 5 5

Alsophila melanopus Hook. 5 5

Alsophila melleri (Baker) R.M.Tryon 9 9

Alsophila meridionalis (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 12 12

Alsophila metteniana Hance 12 12

Alsophila metteniana x podophylla 1

Alsophila microcarpa Lepr. 2 2

Alsophila microdonta (Desv.) Desv. 122 122

Alsophila mindanensis Christ 2 2

Alsophila miquelii Kunze 3 3

Alsophila mostellaria Lehnert 1 1

Alsophila mucronata Christ 4 4

Alsophila mucronulata in herb. 1 1

Alsophila multiflora (Sm.) C.Presl 1 1

Alsophila myosuroides Liebm. 11 11

Alsophila myrsinoides in herb. 1 1

Alsophila negrosiana (Christ) R.M.Tryon 4 4

Alsophila nigra Mart. 3 3

Alsophila nigripes C.Chr. 9 9

Alsophila nitens J.Sm. ex Griseb. 14 14

Alsophila notabilis SAPORTA, 1868 3 3

Alsophila novae-caledoniae Mett. 1 1

Alsophila obscura Scort. ex Bedd. 6 6

Alsophila obtecta (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. 1 1

Alsophila obtusiloba Hook. 1 1

Alsophila oldhamii Bedd. 1 1

Alsophila ornata Scott 33 33

Alsophila orthogonalis (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon 7 7

Alsophila paleolata Mart. 28 28

Alsophila paucifolia Baker 2 2

Alsophila pectinata Fée 1 1

Alsophila perpelvigera (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon 1 1

Alsophila perrieriana (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon 14 14

Alsophila perrottetiana in sched. 1

Alsophila pilosa M.Martens & Galleotti 1 1

Alsophila plagiopteris Mart. 36 36

Alsophila podophylla Baker 48 48

Alsophila polystichoides Christ 3 3

Alsophila pomeli Ad. BRONGNIART 3 3

Alsophila pomelii SAPORTA, 1868 15 3

Alsophila praecincta Kunze 2 2

Alsophila procera (Willd.) Desv. 3 3

Alsophila pruinata (Sw.) Kaulf. ex Kunze 11 11

Alsophila pseudobellisquamata (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 2 2

Alsophila pubescens Baker 1

Alsophila pustulosa Christ 4 4

Alsophila quadripinnata (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr. 10 10

Alsophila radens Kaulf. 1 1

Alsophila ramispina Hook. 1 1

Alsophila remotifolia (Bonap.) Janssen 40 40

Alsophila rheosora Baker 3 3

Alsophila ridleyi Baker 1 1

Alsophila rolandii R.M.Tryon 9 9

Alsophila rufopannosa (Christ) R.M.Tryon 2 2

Alsophila rupestris (Maxon) Gastony & R.M.Tryon 7 7

Alsophila salletii (Tardieu & C. Chr.) R.M. Tryon 4 4

Alsophila salvinii Hook. 9 9

Alsophila samoensis Brack. 1 1

Alsophila saparuensis Alderw. 1 1

Alsophila scrobiculata Fée 1 1

Alsophila sechellarum (Mett.) R.M. Tryon 16 16

Alsophila serratifolia (Baker) R.M.Tryon 29 29

Alsophila sessilifolia Jenman 2 2

Alsophila setosa Kaulf. 14 14

Alsophila simulans Baker 1 1

Alsophila sinuata (Hook. & Grev.) R.M.Tryon 1 1

Alsophila smithii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon 1

Alsophila sp. 393 376

Alsophila spinulosa (Wall. ex Hook.) R.M.Tryon 25 25

Alsophila squamulata (Blume) Hook. 4 4

Alsophila stelligera (Holttum) R.M. Tryon 30 30

Alsophila sternbergii (Sternb.) D.S.Conant 3 3

Alsophila subaspera Christ 1 1

Alsophila submarginalis Domin 1 1

Alsophila taenitis Kunze 18 18

Alsophila tahitensis Brack. 83 83

Alsophila tenerifrons Christ 3 3

Alsophila thelypteroides (BRONGNIART) SAPORTA, 1868 25 2

Alsophila thomsonii (Baker) R.M.Tryon 1

Alsophila tomentosa (Blume) Hook. 3 3

Alsophila trichiata Maxon 2 2

Alsophila trichodesma Scort. 2 2

Alsophila trichophlebia Baker 7 7

Alsophila tricolor (Colenso) R.M.Tryon 3 1

Alsophila truncata 1 1

Alsophila tsaratananensis (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon 10 10

Alsophila tsilotsilensis (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon 2 2

Alsophila ulei Christ 3 3

Alsophila valdesquamata (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. 13 13

Alsophila vieillardii (Mett.) R.M. Tryon 122 119

Alsophila viguieri (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon 23 23

Alsophila villosa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Desv. 57 56

Alsophila viridis Rosenst. 1 1

Alsophila walkerae (Hook.) J.Sm. 1

Alsophila williamsii Maxon 2 2

Alsophila wrightii Underw. & Maxon 1 1

3399 Specimens registered in collections

Collection	Number of specimens (or sets)
Gardens (JB)	47
Paleontology (F)	51
Univ. Montpellier - Inst. of Botany (MPU)	11
Vascular plants (P)	3290

Alsophila

Zoology

Taxonomy

Species

Alsophila aescularia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) 1 1

Specimens registered in collections

Collection	Number of specimens (or sets)
Insects - Lepidoptera (EL)	1