Cyathea × dryopteroides

Cyathea × dryopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Subgenus: Cyathea
Section: Alsophila
Species: C. × dryopteroides
Binomial name
Cyathea × dryopteroides
Maxon, 1925
Synonyms
  • Cyathea dryopteroides Maxon, 1925
  • Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970
  • Alsophila × dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970

Cyathea × dryopteroides is a tree fern native to Puerto Rico, where it grows at an altitude of 1000–1200 m. It is now known to be of hybrid origin between Cyathea amintae and Cyathea bryophila.

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