Cyathea abbottii
| Cyathea abbottii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Cyathea |
| Subgenus: | Cyathea |
| Section: | Alsophila |
| Species: | C. abbottii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyathea abbottii Maxon, 1924 | |
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Cyathea abbottii is a species of tree fern native to Hispaniola, where it grows in shaded montane forest at an altitude of 700-1200 m. The trunk is erect and can grow up to 1.6 m in height and 5 cm in diameter. Fronds may reach 1.5 m in length and are pinnate. The rachis is brown and is covered in golden-brown to bicoloured (pale and brown) basal scales. Sori are arranged in two rows along each side of the pinnule midvein. Indusia are rounded and in the shape of a cup.
The species is named after William Louis Abbott (1860-1936), who collected numerous plants on Hispaniola.
References
- Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 87. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea abbottii
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