Sphaeropteris cooperi

Sphaeropteris cooperi
In Blandys Garden, Madeira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species:
S. cooperi
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris cooperi
(Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms
  • Alsophila australis var. cervicalis F.M.Bailey
  • Alsophila australis var. excelsa (Endl.) F.M.Bailey
  • Alsophila australis var. pallida Bailey
  • Cyathea cooperi (F.Muell.) Domin
  • Alsophila excelsa var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin
  • Alsophila hilliana F.Muell.
  • Cyathea australis var. cervicalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin
  • Cyathea australis var. pallida (Bailey) Domin
  • Cyathea brownii var. cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin
  • Alsophila cooperi F.Muell.

Sphaeropteris cooperi, synonym Cyathea cooperi, also known as lacy tree fern, scaly tree fern, coin spot tree fern, or Cooper's tree fern, is a tree fern native to Australia, in New South Wales and Queensland.