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