Sphaeropteris robusta
Sphaeropteris robusta | |
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Young plant in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Sphaeropteris |
Species: | S. robusta
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Binomial name | |
Sphaeropteris robusta (C.Moore ex Watts) R.M Tryon[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphaeropteris robusta, synonym Cyathea robusta,[1][2] is a fern in the family Cyatheaceae. The specific epithet alludes to its robust habit.[3]
Description[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Cyathea_robusta_%28Jardin_des_Plantes_de_Paris%29_3.jpg/220px-Cyathea_robusta_%28Jardin_des_Plantes_de_Paris%29_3.jpg)
Trunk with stipes and young frond croziers
The plant is a treefern with a trunk growing up to 5 m in height; the stipe bases are variably persistent, with the lower trunk often clear with roundish scars.[3]
Distribution and habitat[]
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it has a scattered distribution through the southern mountains of the island at low to medium elevations.[3] It is widespread in cultivation outside its natural range.
References[]
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (June 2019). "Sphaeropteris robusta". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Vol. 8. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Sphaeropteris robusta (Bojer ex Wall.) R.M.Tryon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ a b c "Cyathea robusta". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-29. Data derived from Flora of Australia 49 (1994).
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Categories:
- Sphaeropteris
- Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island
- Plants described in 1898
- Ferns of Australia
- Fern stubs