Cyathea glaberrima
Cyathea glaberrima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Pteridopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Cyathea |
Subgenus: | Cyathea |
Section: | Alsophila |
Species: | C. glaberrima |
Binomial name | |
Cyathea glaberrima Holttum, 1962 | |
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Cyathea glaberrima is a species of tree fern endemic to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, specifically Fergusson Island and Goodenough Island, where it grows in mossy forest at an altitude of 900β1,400 m (3,000β4,600 ft). The trunk is erect and usually about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate, are 1β2 m (3 ft 3 inβ6 ft 7 in) in length, and form a dense crown. The stipe is finely warty and bears numerous glossy scales with fragile edges. Sori are produced close to the fertile pinnule midvein. They are protected by small, dark brown indusia that are scale-like in appearance.
References
- Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 136. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea glaberrima
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