''Cyathea'' × ''dryopteroides''

Cyathea × dryopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Subgenus: Cyathea
Section: Alsophila
Species: C. × dryopteroides
Binomial name
Cyathea × dryopteroides
Maxon
Synonyms
  • Cyathea dryopteroides Maxon
  • Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon
  • Alsophila × dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon

Cyathea × dryopteroides is a tree fern native to Puerto Rico, where it grows at an altitude of 1000–1200 m. It is now known to be of hybrid origin between Cyathea amintae and Cyathea bryophila.

References

  • Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 127. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
  • The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea × dryopteroides
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