Alsophila glaucifolia, synonym Cyathea glauca, is a species of tree fern endemic to Réunion. Little is known about this species.
The fronds are tripinnate (branching to three levels).
Growing under Acacia heterophylla in the forest of Bélouve, Réunion
Detail of trunk and insertion of fronds. New growth is covered in red-brown scales. This serves to distinguish the species from the alien, non-indigenous Sphaeropteris cooperi (syn. Cyathea cooperi), which has red and white scales on its new growth.
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the
Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
Dutch activities on Mauritius, as well as the first published depiction of a dodo bird (2), 1601
First African slaves to Mauritius
The Battle of Grand Port between French and British naval forces, 20–27 August 1810