Cyathea robusta

Cyathea robusta
Young greenhouse treefern in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Species: C. robusta
Binomial name
Cyathea robusta
Holttum[1]
Synonyms
  • Alsophila robusta C.Moore ex Maiden
  • Alsophila australis var. nigrescens Benth.

Cyathea robusta is a fern in the Cyatheaceae family. The specific epithet alludes to its robust habit.[1]

Description

Trunk with stipes and young frond croziers

The plant is a treefern with a trunk growing up to 5 m in height; the stipe bases are variably persistent, with the lower trunk often clear with roundish scars.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it has a scattered distribution through the southern mountains of the island at low to medium elevations.[1] It is widespread in cultivation outside its natural range.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cyathea robusta". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-29.


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