Alsophila spinulosa
Alsophila spinulosa (Cyathea spinulosa), also known as Alsophila spinulosa, Alsophila spinulosa, tree fern, fern tree, water Alsophila spinulosa, thorns Alsophila spinulosa, broad masses, keel wind, , There are "king of ferns" praise. Woody, stem-shaped, upright, 3-8 m tall; petiole and leaf axis dark purple, dense spines; leaf length 1-3 m, three pinnate split, arranged in a spiral; sporangium group, Near the feather axis of Health. Born in the forest or under the shade of the mainland; produced in mainland China, Guizhou Chishui and the South, in Nepal, India Sikkim, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and southern Japan are also distributed in Taiwan Common in the mountain forest land. Stems with starch, available for consumption. Was included in the list of national key protected wild plants in China and protected by the Civil Service Regulations of Hong Kong. After drying the alsophila stem fragments are known as "snake sawdust", can be used as orchids and other plants fertilizer. ...