Cyathea × dryopteroides

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iCyathea × dryopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Order: Cyatheales Family: Cyatheaceae Genus: Cyathea Subgenus: Cyathea Section: Alsophila Species: C. × dryopteroides
Binomial name
Cyathea × dryopteroides Maxon, 1925
Synonyms
Cyathea dryopteroides Maxon, 1925 Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970 Alsophila × dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970

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.

[edit] References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 127. ISBN 0881926302
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea × dryopteroides