Biology:Cyathea × dryopteroides

Cyathea × dryopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. × dryopteroides
Binomial name
Cyathea × dryopteroides Maxon
Synonyms
Cyathea dryopteroides Maxon Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon Alsophila × dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon

Cyathea × dryopteroides is a tree fern native to Puerto Rico, where it grows at an altitude of 1000–1200 m. It is now known to be of hybrid origin between Cyathea amintae and Cyathea bryophila.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 127. ISBN:0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea × dryopteroides

External links

• Recovery Plan: Ilex Cookii/Cyathea dryopteroides. US FWS. Atlanta, Georgia. 1990.

Wikidata ☰ Q17186037 entry