Cyathea lepifera
| Pen Tree | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Cyathea |
| Species: | C. lepifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyathea lepifera J. Sm. (ex Hooker.) Copel. | |
Cyathea lepifera, the brush pot tree (Chinese: 筆筒樹; pinyin: bǐtǒng shù) is a fern that grows in the mountains of East and Southeast Asia, which can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) tall.[1] The plant has existed for over 300 million years and is considered a living fossil.
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Bud of C. lepifera
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The fern cooked in plum sauce
References
- ↑ Steve Parker (2009). Ferns, Mosses & Other Spore-Producing Plants. Capstone. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7565-4220-7.
External links
C. lepifera at the Taiwan Biodiversity Index (Chinese)
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