''Alsophila rosenstockii'',
synonym
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''Cyathea ascendens'', is a species of
tree fern native to northeastern
New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest at an altitude of . The erect trunk is slim and tall.
Fronds are
bi- or
tripinnate and may be over in length. They form a distinctive open crown. The
stipe is covered in glossy
scale
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s with pale, fragile edges.
Sori occur near the midvein of fertile
pinnules and lack
indusia.
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References
rosenstockii
Endemic flora of New Guinea
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