Gymnosphaera schliebenii, synonyms Alsophila schliebenii and Cyathea fadenii,[3] is a species of tree fern endemic to the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania, where it grows on exposed ridges and on the upper edge of montane forest at an elevation of 1700–2100 m. The trunk is erect, up to 4 m tall and 3–5 cm in diameter. Fronds are bipinnate. Characteristically of this species, the most basal pair of pinnae are reduced, often to veins alone.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosphaera |
| Species: | G. schliebenii
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| Gymnosphaera schliebenii | |
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References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Cyathea fadenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T179649A1585425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179649A1585425.en. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Gymnosphaera schliebenii (Reimers) S.Y.Dong". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Alsophila schliebenii". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ Large, Mark F. & Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-88192-630-9.
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