Cyathea ferruginea

Cyathea ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cyathea ferruginea Christ, 1907
Synonyms
Alsophila ferruginea (Christ) Tryon, 1970 Cyathea ferrugineoides Copeland, 1952

Cyathea ferruginea is a species of tree fern native to the islands of Negros, Palawan and Balabac, where it grows in mossy forest up to an altitude of about 1200 m. The trunk is erect and 2-4 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and up to 1 m in length. The stipe bears short spines and sparse scales, which are dark brown in colour and have pale, narrow, fragile edges. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and are covered by thin, pale indusia.

Large and Braggins (2004) note that the specific epithet ferruginea, meaning "rust-coloured", may refer to the brown scales of this species.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 132. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea ferruginea