Cyatheaceae

Alsophila spinulosa (Hook.) R.M.Tryon

Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Alsophila

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Alsophila spinulosa: Cyathea spinulosa at Hachijo is. Japan. — Photo: self, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 刺桫锣, 桫椤, 龙骨风, 桫椤（大贯众）, 飞天螭螃, 飞天蠄蟧, 台湾桫椤, 桫欏
Hindi: अलसोफिला स्पिनुलोसा

Synonyms

Alsophila boninsimensis Christ
Alsophila confucii Christ
Alsophila decipiens J.Scott ex Bedd.
Alsophila fauriei Christ
Alsophila taiwaniana Nakai
Amphicosmia decipiens (J.Scott ex Bedd.) Bedd.
Cyathea austrosinica Christ
Cyathea boninsimensis Copel.
Cyathea confucii Copel.
Cyathea decipiens (J.Scott) Clarke & Baker
Cyathea fauriei Copel.
Cyathea spinulosa Wall. ex Hook.
Cyathea spinulosa
Cyathea taiwaniana Nakai
Hemitelia beddomei C.B.Clarke
Hemitelia boninsimensis Christ; Diels
Hemitelia decipiens (J.Scott ex Bedd.) J.Scott

Photos

Photo: self, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yu-Chang Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 許文俊, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: teresa lo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Alsophila

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). About our plant data.