Back Gümüş qıjı Azerbaijani گۆموش قیژی AZB Alsophila dealbata CEB Silberfarn German Cyathea dealbata Spanish Zilarrezko iratze Basque سرخس نقرهای Persian Cyathea dealbata French Alsophila dealbata ID シルバー・ファーン Japanese
| Silver fern | |
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| Frond, showing silver underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila tricolor (Colenso) R.M.Tryon[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alsophila tricolor, synonym Cyathea dealbata,[1] commonly known as the silver fern[2] or silver tree-fern,[3] or as ponga /ˈpɒŋə/ or punga /ˈpʌŋə/ (from Māori kaponga or ponga),[note 1] is a species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. The fern is usually recognisable by the silver-white colour of the under-surface of mature fronds. It is a symbol commonly associated with the country both overseas and by New Zealanders themselves.[4]
Alsophila tricolor is the correct name for Cyathea dealbata in Alsophila because the epithet dealbata is preoccupied by Alsophila dealbata C.Presl (now a synonym of Sphaeropteris glauca).
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
CFLWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Brownsey, Patrick (24 September 2007). "Ferns and lycophytes – Ferns and lycophytes in New Zealand". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Government and nation – National animal and flower". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
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