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Alsophila sinuata is a rare, small tree fern from the rainforests of southwest Sri Lanka, unusual in having entire (unlobed) fronds. It is a wet-tropical forest plant that needs humid, shaded, moist conditions to thrive.
Alsophila sinuata, synonym Cyathea sinuata, is unique among the tree ferns in that it has entire leaves, not pinnate or lobed. It is native to Sri Lanka but rare.This species was recorded previously only from three southern lowland rainforest areas, Sinharaja world heritage site, Kanneliya forest reserve and Beraliya proposed forest reserve.The present survey records Alsophila sinuata from fragmented forests in the south-west of the country as a few isolated patches in the Hiniduma forest reserve and Runakanda forest reserve. It is one of the smallest species of tree ferns, growing only about one meter (3.3 feet) tall, with fronds 60 to 90 centimeters (15 to 23 inches) long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alsophila sinuata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
