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Sphaeropteris squamulata, synonym Cyathea squamulata, is a species of tree fern native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the southern Philippines, including the Sulu Archipelago, where it grows in forest from the lowlands to an altitude of about 1500 m. The trunk is erect and up to 2 m tall. Fronds are pinnate or bipinnate and approximately 1.5 m long. The stipe is covered in densely packed firm, medium brown scales. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.
Alsophila costularis · Sphaeropteris propinqua · Sphaeropteris aeneifolia · Sphaeropteris brunei · Sphaeropteris brunoniana · Scaly tree fern · Sphaeropteris elmeri · Norfolk Tree Fern · Sphaeropteris feani · Sphaeropteris glauca · Sphaeropteris horrida · Sphaeropteris intermedia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeropteris squamulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
