- Cyathea balanocarpa
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Cyathea balanocarpa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Cyatheales Family: Cyatheaceae Genus: Cyathea Subgenus: Cyathea Section: Alsophila Species: C. balanocarpa Binomial name Cyathea balanocarpa
D. C. Eaton, 1860Synonyms - Nephelea balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Tryon, 1970
- Alsophila balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Conant, 1983
Cyathea balanocarpa is a species of tree fern native to Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Despite its wide distribution, little is known about this species. It is apparently of hybrid origin.
In southeastern Cuba it hybridises with Cyathea woodwardioides to form the natural hybrid Cyathea × boytelii.
References
- Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 103. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea balanocarpa
Categories:- Cyathea
- Fern species
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of the Dominican Republic
- Flora of Haiti
- Flora of Jamaica
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