Cyathea apoensis

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iCyathea apoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Order: Cyatheales Family: Cyatheaceae Genus: Cyathea Subgenus: Cyathea Section: Alsophila Species: C. apoensis
Binomial name
Cyathea apoensis Copeland in Elmer, 1910
Synonyms
Alsophila apoensis (Copeland) Tryon, 1970 Cyathea lobata Copeland, 1952

Cyathea apoensis is a species of tree fern native to Mindanao, Negros and southern Luzon in the Philippines, where it grows in dense forest at an altitude of approximately 1800 m. The trunk is erect and 2-5 m tall. The rachis is dark and warty. The stipe is covered with scattered scales, which are either large, dark and glossy, or small and dull brown. Sori are round and occur near the fertile pinnule midvein. They are covered by thin, brown, cup-like indusia.

The specific epithet apoensis refers to Mount Apo, an active volcano on Mindanao and the highest mountain in the Philippines.

[edit] References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 96. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea apoensis