Cyathea lepidoclada

Cyathea lepidoclada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. lepidoclada
Binomial name
Cyathea lepidoclada (Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach) Domin, 1930
Synonyms
Alsophila lepidoclada Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach, 1905 Alsophila lepidocladia (Christ in Schumann & Lauterbach) J. E. Braggins & M. F. Large orth. var., 2004 Cyathea lepidocladia (Domin) J. E. Braggins & M. F. Large orth. var., 2004

Cyathea lepidoclada is a species of tree fern native to central and eastern New Guinea, where it is locally common in rain forest and mossy forest at an altitude of 200-1000 m. The trunk of this species is erect and usually 2-3 m tall. Fronds are bipinnate, about 1.5 m in length, and form a sparse crown. The stipe bears blunt spines and scales towards the base. These scales are glossy, dark brown in colouration, and have a paler, thin margin. The round sori are borne in groups of four to five per fertile segment. They are covered by deep, firm indusia that are cup-like in appearance.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 153. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea lepidoclada