Cyathea

  • Filed As

    Cyatheaceae
    Cyathea

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 31355, 5 Sep 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt Michael, northeast slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4005772

    Occurrence ID: a5410da5-7812-4380-9c5b-ac31ddba8e20

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Cyatheales

  • Family

    Cyatheaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cyathea

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt Michael, northeast slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.3728, 145.34

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1800

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point along the ca. 2000 meter elevation contour line on the northeastern slope of Mount Michael, the uncertainty radius encompassing the slope up to ca. 1800 meters.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA -<2->dL*J/-2 4
2-
Cyathea
Undergrowth of Castanopsis-Nothofagus forest; tree
fern 2 m tall; stem divided near apex; leaves
sub-erect, c. 1.2 m long, only a few spore-bear-
ing j pinnules with reflexed lobes, shining above;
stipes with a pair of reduced pinnae near the
base*
Eastern Highlands District: Mt Michael, northeast slopes alt#2000m#
L. J. Brass, no. 313$$	September 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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