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Cyathea Sm.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Sm.
Sm.
1793
416
ICN
Cyathea Sm.
genus
Cyathea
From the Greek kyathos (a cup), a reference to the shape of the indusium in some species.

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Cyathea

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Cyathea Sm.

Characters as given above. As here treated includes (indusium complete, covering sorus when young, persisting as a ± split cup surrounding sorus), 1810 (indusium incomplete, not covering sorus when young, at most half surrounding sorus), 1810 (indusium absent). The family is likely to be again split up on different lines.

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Cyathea Sm.
Australia
Queensland
Cyathea Sm.
Cook Islands
Cyathea Sm.
Indonesia
Cyathea Sm.
Micronesia, Federated States Of
Cyathea Sm.
New Caledonia
Cyathea Sm.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Cyathea Sm.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Cyathea Sm.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Cyathea Sm.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Cyathea Sm.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Cyathea Sm.
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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Etymology
From the Greek kyathos (a cup), a reference to the shape of the indusium in some species.

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d4170050-b5d5-47d5-b127-9a5035442b72
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
2 September 2015
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