Cyatheaceae
Puerto Rico alsophila
Alsophila portoricensis
- Family
- Cyatheaceae
- Genus
- Alsophila
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Puerto Rico alsophila
Synonyms
- Cyathea portoricensis Kuhn
- Nephelea portoricensis (Kuhn) R.M.Tryon
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Joseph Hubbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.