Cibotium cumingii

Cibotium cumingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida /
 Pteridopsida (disputed)
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Dicksoniaceae
Genus: Cibotium
Species: C. cumingii
Binomial name
Cibotium cumingii
Kunze, 1841
Synonyms
  • Cibotium barometz var. cumingii
    (Kunze) C. Christensen, 1905
  • Cibotium taiwanense
    C.M. Kuo, 1985

Cibotium cumingii is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium. It is named after the 19th century collector, Hugh Cuming. Its apex and young fronds are covered with reddish hairs. It can be found growing in open forest or in hilly areas in the Philippines and in Taiwan.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. p. 67. ISBN 0881926302.


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