Alsophila dryopteroides, synonym Cyathea dryopteroides, is a tree fern native to Puerto Rico,[2] where it grows in shaded areas and cloud forests at an altitude of 1000–1200 m. The erect trunk may be 1.3 m tall and approximately 5 cm in diameter.

The scales range in colour from golden brown to bicoloured (pale with darker margins).

Sori occur along each side of the pinnule midvein and indusia are cup-like.

[3] The epithets used in the scientific name of this species are confused, as of July 2021[update].

[5] The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) accepts the legitimacy of Conant's analysis, noting that aminta is a noun in opposition.