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12 - Cyatheaceae

from Division 3 - Polypodiophyta

Peter Sell  and
Gina Murrell
Peter Sell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Gina Murrell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Tree ferns. Fronds usually very large, pinnately compound, borne on a well-developed trunk; veins free. Sori superficial, dorsal. Indusia globose, at first covering the sori, finally splitting into lobes, or incomplete. Spores tetrahedral, without perispore.

Cyathea Sm.

Large, tree-like, terrestrial ferns, with an erect rhizome, tall and trunk-forming. Fronds forming large, spreading crowns at the apex of the trunk. Fronds all of one kind, very large and several times pinnately divided to produce a lace-like effect. Sori rounded, large. Indusia cup-shaped.

Contains several hundred species occurring in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New Worlds.

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Flora of Great Britain and Ireland , pp. 23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Cyatheaceae
  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Flora of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511980091.021
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  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
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  • Cyatheaceae
  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Flora of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511980091.021
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