Cibotium cumingii

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Cibotium cumingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Cyatheales Family: Dicksoniaceae Genus: Cibotium Species: C. cumingii
Binomial name
Cibotium cumingii Kunze, 1841
Synonyms
Cibotium barometz var. cumingii (Kunze) C. Christensen, 1905 Cibotium taiwanense C.M. Kuo, 1985

Cibotium cumingii is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium. It is named after botanist Hugh Cuming. Its apex and young fronds are covered with reddish hairs. It can be found growing in open forest or in hilly areas in the Philippines and in Taiwan.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press, 67. ISBN 0881926302.