Cyathea henryi

Cyathea henryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. henryi
Binomial name
Cyathea henryi (Baker) Copeland, 1909
Synonyms
Alsophila henryi Baker, 1898

Cyathea henryi is a species of tree fern native to India and Yunnan in China, where it grows submontane and montane forest at an altitude of 600-1200 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and may be 5-7 m tall or more. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and usually 2-3 m in length. The rachis is smooth and dark, but occasionally has a few scattered scales. The stipe also has these scales. The scales are either small and pale with irregular fringed edges, or large and dark with a paler margin. Sori are borne on minor veins and lack indusia.

The specific epithet henryi commemorates Irish botanist Augustine Henry (1857-1930), who collected numerous plants in China.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., pp. 140-141. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea henryi