Cyathea podophylla

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Cyathea podophylla
Illustration of Cyathea podophylla from A Second Century of Ferns.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Order: Cyatheales Family: Cyatheaceae Genus: Cyathea Subgenus: Cyathea Section: Alsophila Species: C. podophylla
Binomial name
Cyathea podophylla (W. J. Hooker) Copeland, 1909
Synonyms
Alsophila podophylla W. J. Hooker, 1857 (non Alsophila podophylla Baker, 1881; quae Cyathea kalbreyeri) Cyathea bonii Christ, 1890

Cyathea podophylla is a widespread species of tree fern native to southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Ryukyu Islands. It grows in forest by streams and in ravines at an altitude of 600-1000 m.

[edit] References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 243. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea podophylla