Alsophila ferdinandii, synonym Cyathea macarthurii, is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae.[1]
The plant is a treefern with a trunk up to 4 m in height, either shaggy with dark frond bases, or clear with round scars. The fronds, growing to 50 cm, have prickly stipes covered with a light brown, woolly indumentum.[2]
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The commonest tree fern on the island, it is widespread from the lowlands to the mountains.[2]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) Alsophila ferdinandii, synonym Cyathea macarthurii, is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae.
