Cyathea gregaria

Cyathea gregaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. gregaria
Binomial name
Cyathea gregaria (Brause) Domin, 1930
Synonyms
Alsophila gregaria Brause, 1920

Cyathea gregaria is a species of tree fern endemic to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in lowland forest and coastal rain forest, often forming clumps, at an elevation of up to 100 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and usually 4-5 m tall and about 10 cm in diameter. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 2-3 m in length. The stipe bears spines, but has few scales. These sclaes are medium brown in colouration and have a paler margin. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 137. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea gregaria