The genus
Alsophila was erected by
Robert Brown in 1810. It is placed in the family
Cyatheaceae. The division of the family into genera has had a long and controversial history. Three or four
clades have been suggested based on
molecular phylogenetic studies. The
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepts three genera, placing the
Gymnosphaera clade within
Alsophila. In 2018, Dong and Zuo proposed the relationship shown in the cladogram below, and provided names in
Gymnosphaera for species they considered to belong in this genus. }} Older sources, such as the New Zealand Organisms Register and Large and Braggins (2004), place
Alsophila within a broadly defined
Cyathea.
Species The
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepted the genus
Alsophila with 275 species. ,
Plants of the World Online accepted 248 species. •
Alsophila abbottii (Maxon) R.M.Tryon (
syn. Cyathea abbottii) •
Alsophila acanthophora (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea acanthophora) •
Alsophila acuminata (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea acuminata) •
Alsophila acutula R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea acutula) •
Alsophila albidosquamata (Rosenst.) Lehnert (syn.
Cyathea albidosquamata) •
Alsophila alderwereltii (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea alderwereltii) •
Alsophila alleniae (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea alleniae) •
Alsophila alpina Alderw. (syn.
Cyathea alpicola) •
Alsophila alta (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea alta) •
Alsophila amboinensis Alderw. (syn.
Cyathea amboinensis) •
Alsophila aneitensis (Hook.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea aneitensis) •
Alsophila apiculata Rosenst. (syn.
Cyathea apiculata) •
Alsophila apoensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea apoensis) •
Alsophila appendiculata (Baker) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila approximata (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea approximata) •
Alsophila archboldii (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea archboldii) •
Alsophila arfakensis A.Gepp (syn.
Cyathea kanehirae) •
Alsophila auneae D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea pubescens) •
Alsophila auriculata (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila australis R.Br. (syn.
Cyathea australis) •
Alsophila balanocarpa (D.C.Eaton) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea balanocarpa) •
Alsophila baroumba L.Linden •
Alsophila basirotundata (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. •
Alsophila batjanensis Christ (syn.
Cyathea batjanensis) •
Alsophila bellisquamata (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila binayana (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila bisquamata (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila borbonica (Desv.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila borneensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea borneensis) •
Alsophila × boytelii Caluff & Shelton •
Alsophila brachyphylla (Holttum) Lehnert •
Alsophila brausei R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea hunsteiniana) •
Alsophila brevipinna (Benth.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea brevipinna) •
Alsophila brooksii (Maxon) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea brooksii) •
Alsophila bryophila R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea bryophila) •
Alsophila buennemeijeri (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila calcicola Lehnert •
Alsophila callosa (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea callosa) •
Alsophila camerooniana (Hook.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea camerooniana) •
Alsophila catillifera (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea catillifera) •
Alsophila celsa R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila cincinnata (Brause) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea cincinnata) •
Alsophila cinerea (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea cinerea) •
Alsophila coactilis (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea coactilis) •
Alsophila colensoi Hook.f. (syn.
Cyathea colensoi) •
Alsophila conantiana Lehnert •
Alsophila conferta (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila confinis (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila costalisora (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea costalisora) •
Alsophila costularis Baker •
Alsophila coursii Tardieu •
Alsophila crassicaula R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila crenulata Mett. ex Hook (syn.
Cyathea raciborskii) •
Alsophila cubensis (Underw. ex Maxon) Caluff & Shelton •
Alsophila cucullifera (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea cucullifera) •
Alsophila cunninghamii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea cunninghamii) •
Alsophila cuspidata (Kunze) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea cuspidata) •
Alsophila deckenii (Kuhn & Decken) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea deckenii) •
Alsophila decrescens (Mett.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea decrescens) •
Alsophila dicksonioides (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea dicksonioides) •
Alsophila dilatata (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. (syn.
Cyathea dilatata) •
Alsophila doctersii (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea doctersii) •
Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea dregei) •
Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea dryopteroides) •
Alsophila edanoi (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea edanoi) •
Alsophila elata O.G.Martínez •
Alsophila emilei (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila engelii R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea elongata) •
Alsophila erinacea (H.Karst.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea erinacea) •
Alsophila eriophora (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea eriophora) •
Alsophila esmeraldensis R.C.Moran •
Alsophila everta (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea everta) •
Alsophila excavata (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea excavata) •
Alsophila excelsior Lehnert •
Alsophila exilis (Holttum) Lehnert •
Alsophila × fagildei Caluff & Shelton •
Alsophila fenicis (Copel.) C.Chr. (syn.
Cyathea fenicis) •
Alsophila ferdinandii R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea macarthurii) •
Alsophila ferruginea (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea ferruginea) •
Alsophila firma (Baker) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea mexicana) •
Alsophila foersteri (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea foersteri) •
Alsophila fulgens (C.Chr.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea fulgens) •
Alsophila fuliginosa Christ (syn.
Cyathea fuliginosa) •
Alsophila gastonyi Lehnert •
Alsophila geluensis (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea geluensis) •
Alsophila glaberrima (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea glaberrima) •
Alsophila glaucifolia R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila gleichenioides (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea gleichenioides) •
Alsophila grangaudiana (Janssen & Rakotondr.) J.P.Roux •
Alsophila gregaria Brause (syn.
Cyathea gregaria) •
Alsophila grevilleana (Mart.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea grevilleana) •
Alsophila halconensis (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea halconensis) •
Alsophila havilandii (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea havilandii) •
Alsophila hebes (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila hermannii R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea christii) •
Alsophila heterochlamydea (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea heterochlamydea) •
Alsophila hildebrandtii (Kuhn) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila hooglandii (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea hooglandii) •
Alsophila hookeri (Thwaites) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea hookeri) •
Alsophila horridula (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea horridula) •
Alsophila hotteana (C.Chr. & Ekman) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea hotteana) •
Alsophila humbertiana (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila humilis (Hieron.) Pic.Serm. (syn.
Cyathea humilis) •
Alsophila hyacinthei R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila hymenodes (Mett.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea hymenodes) •
Alsophila imbricata (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea imbricata) •
Alsophila imrayana (Hook.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea imrayana) •
Alsophila incisoserrata (Copel.) C.Chr. (syn.
Cyathea incisoserrata) •
Alsophila indiscriminata Lehnert •
Alsophila inquinans (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea inquinans) •
Alsophila insulana (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea insulana) •
Alsophila ivohibensis (C.Chr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila javanica (Blume) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea javanica) •
Alsophila jimeneziana D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea crassa) •
Alsophila jivariensis Hieron. •
Alsophila johnsii Lehnert •
Alsophila junghuhniana Kunze (syn.
Cyathea junghuhniana) •
Alsophila katoi Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila kermadecensis (W.R.B.Oliv.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea kermadecensis) •
Alsophila kirkii (Hook.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila klossii (Ridl.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea klossii) •
Alsophila lamoureuxii (W.N.Takeuchi) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila lastii (Baker) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila latebrosa Wall. ex Hook. (syn.
Cyathea latebrosa) •
Alsophila latipinnula (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea latipinnula) •
Alsophila lepidoclada Christ (syn.
Cyathea lepidoclada) •
Alsophila leptochlamys (Baker) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila ligulata (Baker) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila lisyae (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila loerzingii (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea loerzingii) •
Alsophila loheri (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea loheri) •
Alsophila longipes (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea longipes) •
Alsophila longipinnata (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila longispina (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila loubetiana L.Linden •
Alsophila macgillivrayi Baker (syn.
Cyathea macgillivrayi) •
Alsophila macgregorii (F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea macgregorii) •
Alsophila macropoda (Domin) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea macropoda) •
Alsophila magnifolia (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea magnifolia) •
Alsophila major Caluff & Shelton •
Alsophila manniana (Hook.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea manniana) •
Alsophila mapahuwensis (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila marattioides (Willd. ex Kaulf.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea marattioides) •
Alsophila × marcescens (N.A.Wakef.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea ×
marcescens) •
Alsophila masapilidensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea masapilidensis) •
Alsophila matitanensis R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea madagascarica) •
Alsophila media (W.H.Wagner & Grether) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea media) •
Alsophila × medinae Caluff & Shelton (syn.
Cyathea ×
medinae) •
Alsophila melanocaula •
Alsophila melleri (Domin) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila meridionalis (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila micra R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila microchlamys (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea microchlamys) •
Alsophila microphylloides (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea microphylloides) •
Alsophila milnei (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea milnei) •
Alsophila minervae Lehnert •
Alsophila minor (D.C.Eaton) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea minor) •
Alsophila modesta Baker (syn.
Cyathea modesta) •
Alsophila monosticha Christ •
Alsophila montana (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea costulisora) •
Alsophila mossambicensis (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea mossambicensis) •
Alsophila mostellaria Lehnert •
Alsophila muelleri (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea muelleri) •
Alsophila murkelensis (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila nebulosa Lehnert •
Alsophila negrosiana (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea negrosiana) •
Alsophila nigrolineata (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea nigrolineata) •
Alsophila nigropaleata (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea nigropaleata) •
Alsophila nilgirensis (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea nilgirensis) •
Alsophila nockii (Jenman) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea nockii) •
Alsophila nothofagorum (Holttum) Lehnert •
Alsophila novabrittanica Lehnert •
Alsophila obtecta (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh. •
Alsophila obtusiloba Hook. (syn.
Cyathea obtusiloba) •
Alsophila odonelliana (Alston) Lehnert •
Alsophila ohaensis (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila oinops (Hassk.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea oinops) •
Alsophila oosora (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea oosora) •
Alsophila orientalis (T.Moore) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea orientalis) •
Alsophila orthogonalis (Bonap.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila pachyrrhachis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea pachyrrhachis) •
Alsophila pacifica Christenh. •
Alsophila pallidipaleata (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea pallidipaleata) •
Alsophila parrisiae Lehnert •
Alsophila patellifera (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea patellifera) •
Alsophila paucifolia •
Alsophila percrassa (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea percrassa) •
Alsophila perpelvigera (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea perpelvigera) •
Alsophila perpunctulata (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea perpunctulata) •
Alsophila perrieriana (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea perrieriana) •
Alsophila physolepidota (Alston) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea physolepidota) •
Alsophila polycarpa (Jungh.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea polycarpa) •
Alsophila polystichoides Christ (syn.
Cyathea polystichoides) •
Alsophila portoricensis (Kuhn) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea portoricensis) •
Alsophila pruinosa (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea pruinosa) •
Alsophila pseudobellisquamara (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila pseudomuelleri (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea pseudomuelleri) •
Alsophila punctulata Alderw. (syn.
Cyathea punctulata) •
Alsophila pycnoneura (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea pycnoneura) •
Alsophila quadrata (Baker) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila recurvata Brause (syn.
Cyathea recurvata) •
Alsophila rigens (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea rigens) •
Alsophila rolandii R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila roroka (Hovenkamp) Lehnert & Coritico •
Alsophila rosenstockii Brause (syn.
Cyathea ascendens) •
Alsophila rubiginosa Brause (syn.
Cyathea rubiginosa) •
Alsophila rufopannosa (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea rufopannosa) •
Alsophila rupestris (Maxon) Gastony & R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea rupestris) •
Alsophila saccata (Christ) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea saccata) •
Alsophila sechellarum (Mett.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea sechellarum) •
Alsophila semiamplectens (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea semiamplectens) •
Alsophila serratifolia (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea serratifolia) •
Alsophila setosa Kaulf. (syn.
Cyathea setosa) •
Alsophila setulosa (Copel.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea setulosa) •
Alsophila similis (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila simulans Baker •
Alsophila sinuata (Hook. & Grev.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea sinuata) •
Alsophila sledgei •
Alsophila smithii (Hook.f.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea smithii) •
Alsophila societarum (Baker) Christenh. •
Alsophila solomonensis (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea solomonensis) •
Alsophila speciosa C.Presl (syns
Alsophila caudata,
Cyathea caudata) •
Alsophila spinulosa (Wall. ex Hook.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea spinulosa) •
Alsophila srilankensis •
Alsophila stelligera (Holttum) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila sternbergii (Pohl) D.S.Conant •
Alsophila subtripinnata (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea subtripinnata) •
Alsophila sumatrana (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea sumatrana) •
Alsophila sundueana Lehnert •
Alsophila suprasora Panigrahi & Sarn.Singh •
Alsophila tahitensis •
Alsophila tanzaniana R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea schliebenii) •
Alsophila telefominensis Lehnert •
Alsophila tenuis Brause (syn.
Cyathea tenuicaulis) •
Alsophila ternatea (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea ternatea) •
Alsophila thomsonii (Baker) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea thomsonii) •
Alsophila tricolor •
Alsophila tryoniana (Gastony) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea tryoniana) •
Alsophila tsaratananensis (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila tsilotsilensis (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea tsilotsilensis) •
Alsophila tussacii (Desv.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea tussacii) •
Alsophila tuyamae (H.Ohba) Nakaike •
Alsophila urbani (Brause) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea urbanii) •
Alsophila valdesquamata (Janssen & Rakotondr.) Christenh. •
Alsophila vandeusenii (Holttum) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea vandeusenii) •
Alsophila vieillardii (Mett.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea vieillardii) •
Alsophila viguieri (Tardieu) R.M.Tryon •
Alsophila walkerae (Hook.) J.Sm. (syn.
Cyathea walkerae) •
Alsophila weidenbrueckii Lehnert •
Alsophila welwitschii (Hook.) R.M.Tryon (syn.
Cyathea welwitschii) •
Alsophila wengiensis Brause (syn.
Cyathea wengiensis) •
Alsophila woodwardioides (Kaulf.) D.S.Conant (syn.
Cyathea woodwardioides) •
Alsophila woollsiana F.Muell. (syn.
Cyathea woollsiana)
Formerly placed here (Partial list) •
Cyathea decurrens (as
Alsophila decurrens Hook.) •
Cyathea stokesii (as
Alsophila stokesii (E.D.Br.) R.M.Tryon) •
Gymnosphaera acrostichoides (Alderw.) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila acrostichoides ) •
Gymnosphaera andersonii (J.Scott ex Bedd.) Ching & S.K.Wu (as
Alsophila andersonii ) •
Gymnosphaera annae (Alderw.) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila annae ) •
Gymnosphaera atropurpurea (Copel.) Copel. (as
Alsophila atropurpurea ) •
Gymnosphaera austroyunnanensis (as
Alsophila austroyunnanensis S.G.Lu) •
Alsophila baileyana (Domin) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila baileyana ) •
Gymnosphaera biformis (Rosenst.) Copel. (as
Alsophila biformis and
Alsophila lilianae ) •
Gymnosphaera boivinii (Mett. ex Ettingsh.) Tardieu (as
Alsophila boivinii and
Alsophila boiviniiformis ) •
Gymnosphaera boivinii var.
madagascarica (as
Alsophila madagascarica Bonap.) •
Gymnosphaera capensis (L.f.) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila capensis ) •
Gymnosphaera commutata (Mett.) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila commutata ) •
Gymnosphaera denticulata (Baker) Copel. (as
Alsophila denticulata and
A. acaulis ) •
Gymnosphaera gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) S.Y.Dong (as
Alsophila gigantea ,
A. helferiana ,
A. polycampta ,
A. rheosora , and
A. umbrosa ) •
Gymnosphaera glabra Blume (as
Alsophila glabra ,
A. dubia ,
A. reducta , and
A. vexans ) •
Gymnosphaera henryi (as
Alsophila henryi Baker) •
Gymnosphaera hornei (as
Alsophila hornei Baker) •
Gymnosphaera impolita (as
Alsophila impolita (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh.) •
Gymnosphaera khasyana (as
Alsophila khasyana T.Moore ex Kuhn) •
Gymnosphaera lurida (as
Alsophila lurida (Blume) Hook.) •
Gymnosphaera metteniana (as
Alsophila metteniana Hance) •
Gymnosphaera mildbraedii (as
Alsophila mildbraedii Brause) •
Gymnosphaera nicklesii (as
Alsophila nicklesii (Tardieu & F.Ballard) R.M.Tryon) •
Gymnosphaera ogurae (as
Alsophila ogurae Hayata) •
Gymnosphaera phlebodes (as
Alsophila phlebodes Lehnert & Coritico) •
Gymnosphaera podophylla (Hook.) Copel. (as
Alsophila podophylla ,
A. kohchangensis , and
A. rheosora ) •
Gymnosphaera poolii (as
Alsophila poolii C.Chr.,
A. coursii Tardieu, and
A. vestita ) •
Gymnosphaera ramispina (Hook.) Copel. (as
Alsophila ramispina ,
A. amaiambitensis ,
A. hallieri , and
A. kenepaiana .) •
Gymnosphaera ramispinoides (as
Alsophila ramispinoides Lehnert) •
Gymnosphaera rebeccae (as
Alsophila rebeccae F.Muell.) •
Gymnosphaera rouhaniana (as
Alsophila rouhaniana (Rakotondr. & Janssen) Christenh.) •
Gymnosphaera rubella (as
Alsophila rubella (Holttum) R.M.Tryon) •
Gymnosphaera salletii (as
Alsophila salletii (Tardieu & C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon) •
Gymnosphaera salvinii (as
Alsophila salvinii Hook. (syn.
Cyathea salvinii) •
Gymnosphaera scandens (as
Alsophila scandens Brause (syn.
Cyathea scandens) •
Gymnosphaera schlechteri (as
Alsophila schlechteri Brause) •
Gymnosphaera schliebenii (as
Alsophila schliebenii Reimers) •
Gymnosphaera subdubia (as
Alsophila subdubia Alderw.) •
Sphaeropteris australis (as
Alsophila leichhardtiana F.Muell.) •
Sphaeropteris celebica (Blume) R.M.Tryon (as
Alsophila celebica ) •
Sphaeropteris crinita (Hook.) R.M.Tryon (as
Alsophila crinita ) •
Sphaeropteris lunulata (as
Alsophila lunulata ,
Alsophila gazellae ,
Alsophila haenkei ,
Alsophila marianna ,
Alsophila naumannii ,
Alsophila ponapeana ,
Alsophila rugosula ,
Alsophila veitchii Baker, and
Alsophila vitiensis ) •
Sphaeropteris samoensis (as
Alsophila samoensis and
Alsophila plagiostegia (Copel.) R.M.Tryon) ==Distribution and habitat==