Cyathea decora

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Cyathea decora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Subgenus: Cyathea
Section: Alsophila
Species: C. decora
Binomial name
Cyathea decora
Domin, 1930
Synonyms
  • Alsophila christii (Sodiro, 1893) Sodiro, 1908 (non Alsophila christii Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, 1909; quae Cyathea elmeri)
  • Cyathea christii (Sodiro) Domin, 1929 (non Cyathea christii Copeland, 1906)

Cyathea decora is a species of tree fern native to Ecuador and possibly other parts of western South America. Little is known about this species and it is the source of some taxonomic confusion.

C. decora is not to be confused with the similarly named Cyathea decorata.

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