Cyathea apiculata

Cyathea apiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. apiculata
Binomial name
Cyathea apiculata (Rosenstock) Domin, 1929 (republ. 1930)
Synonyms
Alsophila apiculata Rosenstock, 1914 Cyathea indrapurae Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, 1918 Cyathea paleata Copeland, 1929

Cyathea apiculata is a species of tree fern native to Sumatra, where it grows in montane rain forest at an altitude of about 1800 m. The trunk is erect and usually 5 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2-3 m long. The stipe is pale, becoming darker towards the base. It is covered with dark scales with pale, fragile edges. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are covered by thin, very fragile indusia.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 96. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea apiculata