''Alsophila brausei'',

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''Cyathea hunsteiniana'', is a species of tree fern endemic to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in rain forest at an altitude of 1300–2000 m. This species has a slender, erect trunk up to 1 m tall and about 3 cm in diameter. Fronds are bipinnate and approximately 1 m in length. Scattered

scale Scale or scales may refer to: Mathematics * Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points * Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original * Scale factor, a number ...

s cover the stipe. They are dark brown in colouration and have a broad paler margin and fragile edges. Round sori are borne one or two per fertile pinnule segment. The sori are protected by deep, firm indusia that are cup-like in appearance. Large and Braggins (2004) note that ''Alsophila brausei'' is very similar to ''

Alsophila perpelvigera Alsophila may refer to: * ''Alsophila'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Alsophila'' (plant), a genus of tree ferns {{Taxonomy disambiguation ...

'', but differs in the lack of scales on the fronds. The synonym ''Cyathea hunsteiniana'' is not to be confused with ''Alsophila hunsteiniana'' Brause, a synonym of ''

Alsophila rubiginosa Alsophila may refer to: * ''Alsophila'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Alsophila'' (plant), a genus of tree ferns {{Taxonomy disambiguation ...

''. When Rolla M. Tryon transferred this species to the genus '' Alsophila'', he published the

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''Alsophila brausei'', with the specific

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''brausei'' commemorating

Guido Georg Wilhelm Brause Guido Georg Wilhelm Brause (7 August 1847, in Kochanowitz – 17 December 1922) was a German botanist, specializing in ferns. Brause studied at Koszęcin, in Poland. Along with his botanical career he continued throughout his life a military ...

(1847-1922), who had originally described it.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q17184902, from2=Q5197594 brausei Flora of New Guinea