Cyathea microdonta (Desv.) Domin
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Authority
Mickel, John T. & Smith, Alan R. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 1-1054.
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Family
Cyatheaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Trunks to 6 m tall; stipes with sharp-pointed spines, light to medium brown, scales concolorous, brown; blades 2–3 m long, bipinnate-pinnatifid, papyraceous, pinnae with stalks 0.6–0.7 cm, rachises and pinnae with sparse sharp spines; pinnules essentially sessile, stalks 1 mm, apices acute to acuminate, curved, coarsely crenate to dentate; segments densely hairy on rachises and pinna axes; adaxial surfaces densely short-hairy on pinnules, some hairs also on segment midveins; abaxial surfaces with hairs and minute bullate scales; sori medial, receptacles pilose, indusia absent; 2n =138 (Jam).
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Discussion
Polypodium microdontum Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 319. 1811. Alsophila microdonta (Desv.) Desv., Me´m. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 319. 1827. Trichipteris microdonta (Desv.) R. M. Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 46. 1970. Type. “America australi?” s. coll. s.n. (P!)
Cyathea microdonta is distinguished by its slender spines on the rachises and secondary axes, whereas in other species of Cyathea, spines, when present, are limited to the stipes.
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Distribution
Wet montane forests; 0–1700 m. Mexico; Bel, Guat, Hond, Nic, CR, Pan; Cuba, Jam, Hisp; Col, Ven, Trin, Guy, Sur, Fr Gui, Ec, Peru, Braz, Bol.
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