Cyathea Sm.

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Name scientific

Cyathea Sm., Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 416 (1793)

Preferred name

Cyathea Sm.

Taxonomy reference

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R. 2015: Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of Cyathea kermadecensis and C. milnei (Cyatheaceae) supports their continued recognition. Tuhinga, Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 26: 51–62.

Linked name

Cyathea

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Sm.

Authors

Sm.

Publication place

Smith, J.E. 1793: Tentamen botanicum de filicum generibus dorsiferarum. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences de Turin 5: 401–422.

Year published

1793

Publication page

416

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Cyathea Sm.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Cyathea

Etymology

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Cyatheales

Family

Cyatheaceae

Genus

Cyathea

Subordinates

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Calomnion complanatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Lindb.

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Cladonia aggregata (Sw.) Ach.

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Cladonia P.Browne

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Cryptopodium bartramioides (Hook.) Brid.

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Hymenodon Hook.f. & Wilson

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Plagiothecium Schimp.

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

is host of

Trichomanes venosum R.Br.

CHR (7 records from New Zealand.)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Cyathea Sm.

Description

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.