Biology:Cyathea lepidoclada

Cyathea lepidoclada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. lepidoclada
Binomial name
Cyathea lepidoclada (Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach) Domin, 1930
Synonyms
Alsophila lepidoclada Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach, 1905 Alsophila lepidocladia (Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach) J. E. Braggins & M. F. Large orth. var., 2004 Cyathea lepidocladia (Domin) J. E. Braggins & M. F. Large orth. var., 2004

Cyathea lepidoclada is a species of tree fern native to central and eastern New Guinea, where it is locally common in rain forest and mossy forest at an altitude of 200–1000 m. The trunk of this species is erect and usually 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bipinnate, about 1.5 m in length, and form a sparse crown. The stipe bears blunt spines and scales towards the base. These scales are glossy, dark brown in colouration, and have a paler, thin margin. The round sori are borne in groups of four to five per fertile segment. They are covered by deep, firm indusia that are cup-like in appearance.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 153. ISBN:0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea lepidoclada

Wikidata ☰ Q5197616 entry