Cyathea

Cyathea
Temporal range:
Early Cretaceous – Present, Possible Early Jurassic record.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
J. E. Smith, 1793
Species

See text.

Synonyms
List
  • Acanthea Lindig
  • Actinophlebia C.Presl
  • Amphicosmia Gardner
  • Chnoophora Kaulf.
  • Cnemidaria C.Presl
  • Cnemidopteris Rchb.
  • Cormophyllum Newman
  • × Cyathidaria Caluff & Shelton
  • Dichorexia C.Presl
  • Disphenia C.Presl
  • Eatoniopteris J.Bommer
  • Fourniera J.Bommer
  • Gymnopremnon Lindig
  • Hemistegia C.Presl
  • Hemitelia R.Br.
  • Hymenophyllopsis K.I.Goebel
  • Microstegnus C.Presl
  • Nephelea R.M.Tryon
  • Schizocaena J.Sm.
  • Thysanobotrya Alderw.
  • Trachypremnon Lindig
  • Trichipteris C.Presl

Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales.

The genus name Cyathea is derived from the Greek kyatheion, meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds.

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