Cyathea semiamplectens

Cyathea semiamplectens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. semiamplectens
Binomial name
Cyathea semiamplectens Holttum, 1962
Synonyms
Alsophila semiamplectens Tryon, 1970

Cyathea semiamplectens is a species of tree fern in North-eastern New Guinea at 3300 to 3590 metres. Its trunk is 1 to 2 metres tall. The stipe is covered by thin scales. The scales are either having a dark middle band and fragile edges or are pale all over. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 1-2 m long.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 258. ISBN 0-88192-630-2