Cyathea divergens Kunze

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Colombia

• State/Province

  Magdalena

• County/Municipio

  Santa Marta Mun.

• Locality

  Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. In patches of forest along quebrada in finca Cecilia, Quebrada Indiana.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  10.98, -73.97

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Colombia
Departamento del Magdalena
o r*	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
No. 2 08 5
Cyathaa er
oU>. A4. ^elinerf , 3OO
Tree fern* trunk up to 12m, basal
diameter at ground ca 40cm, tapering
rapidly to ca 6cm i fronds in a whorl
at apex, up to 2.5m long, with 11 to
18 pinnae on one side, basal 3 or k
pinnae reflexed; specimen includes
basal, median, and apical pinnae*
common in the moist areas in the
forest? sori brown. In patches of
forest along quebradas in finea
Cecilia, ca 1700m elev., ca 73°58,W,
10 59*N.
j. h. Kirkbride, Jr.	September 1972
This specimen initially preserved with formaldehyde.
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Instituto de
Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, supported
in part by funds from the National' Science Foundation.
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