Cyathea smithii
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 Illustration of Cyathea smithii from The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror.
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| Cyathea smithii J. D. Hooker, 1854 |
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Cyathea smithii, commonly known as the Soft Tree Fern or Katote, is a species of tree fern. Its natural distribution covers North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands of New Zealand south to the Auckland Islands. It is common in montane forest, with populations from the southern regions of its range growing in lowland forest.
[edit] References
- Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 260. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea smithii
