Cyathea arborea
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| Cyathea arborea | |
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| Cyathea arborea at El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Cyathea |
| Subgenus: | Cyathea |
| Section: | Cyathea |
| Species: | C. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyathea arborea (L.) Sm. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polypodium arboreum L. | |
Cyathea arborea (Vernacular English: West Indian treefern[1] Vernacular Spanish: helecho gigante or palo camarón) is a plant of the Cyatheaceae family in the order of the Cyatheales.
Description
This perennial fern can reach a height of 27 feet. It has a thornless trunk measuring from 3 to 5 inches. Its crown has 10 or more leaves in the form of a fan. When they are young, its leaves are rolled up and as they grow they unroll until they reach their horizontal position. The surface of the trunk is hard with a soft, white core. The members of the Cyatheaceae family reproduce from spores produced in small cup-shaped sporansia on the bottom side of their leaves.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Cyathaea arborea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ Mowbray, Alan M. Bosque Nacional del Caribe Guía Interpretativa de Palo Colorado. 2002. Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos. Bosque Nacional del Caribe.
- ↑ Miner Solá, E. Árboles de Puerto Rico y exóticos. 3rd Edition. ISBN 0-9633435-8-0. Editorial Puerto Rico. 2000.
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