Cyathea approximata

Cyathea approximata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. approximata
Binomial name
Cyathea approximata Bonaparte, 1917
Varieties
C. a. var. approximata Bonaparte, 1917 C. a. var. sorisquamata Bonapaparte comb. ined.
Synonyms
Alsophila approximata (Bonaparte) Tryon, 1970 Cyathea sorisquamata Bonaparte, 1925

Cyathea approximata is a species of tree fern endemic to Madagascar. The trunk is erect, spiny and about 2 m tall. Fronds are bipinnate and usually 2 m long. They often form a crown of two whorls of about seven fronds each. Dark brown scales with a paler margin cover the stipe. Sori are round and occur near the fertile pinnule midvein. They are covered by thin, brown indusia, which are cup-like in appearance.

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 approximata