Biology:Cyathea howeana
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Short description: Species of fern
Cyathea howeana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Cyathea |
Species: | C. howeana
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Binomial name | |
Cyathea howeana Domin[1]
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Cyathea howeana is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae. The specific epithet refers to Lord Howe Island, the locality in Australia to which it is endemic.[1][2]
Description
The plant is a treefern with a trunk up to 3 m in height.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia 's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is common on the slopes and summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cyathea howeana ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53604. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "BioLib: Biological library". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id791803/.
Wikidata ☰ Q16752185 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathea howeana.
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