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Alsophila nigrolineata

Cyathea nigrolineata

Alsophila nigrolineata (synonym Cyathea nigrolineata) is a tree fern from the Cyatheaceae family, with a trunk up to about 10 m tall and fronds 2 to 3 m long. It is a montane forest species from eastern New Guinea, so it needs cool, humid, shaded conditions to grow well.

Family
Cyatheaceae (Cyathe family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the root zone consistently moist but not waterlogged, and water more often in warm weather.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, free-draining mix with plenty of organic matter.
Temperature
15–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Alsophila nigrolineata, synonym Cyathea nigrolineata, is a species of tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae. Its trunk is approximately 10 meters tall. It has fronds that are 2 to 3 meters in length and bi- or tripinnate. The fronds are placed in groups of 5 to 8 per whorl. The stipe is scaly. It occurs in Eastern New Guinea forests at about 2000 meters.

Other Alsophila plants

Alsophila abbottii · Alsophila acanthophora · Alsophila acuminata · Alsophila alderwereltii · Alsophila alleniae · Alsophila alpina · Alsophila amboinensis · Alsophila aneitensis · Alsophila apiculata · Alsophila apoensis · Rough tree fern · Alsophila balanocarpa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alsophila nigrolineata 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.

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