Alsophila fulgens

Alsophila fulgens, synonym Cyathea fulgens, is a species of tree fern native to Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It forms part of the complex centered on "Alsophila woodwardioides" comprising six very similar taxa from the Greater Antilles. The other five species are "Alsophila jimeneziana" (syn. "Cyathea crassa"), "Alsophila grevilleana", "Alsophila portoricensis" and "Alsophila tussacii". Large and Braggins (2004) note that this group is known to cross with members of the "Alsophila minor" complex. In the wild, "A. fulgens" also forms hybrids with "Alsophila brooksii".