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
_ _ _	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
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Tree femi trunk to 12m tall, basal
diam at ground ca 40 cm, tapering
rapidly to ca 6cm j fronds in a whirl
at apex, to 2.5m long, with 11-18
pinnae on each side, basal 3-4 pinnae
reflexedI specimen includes basal,
median, and apical portions of pinnae>
common in the moist areas in the forest;
sori brown* In patches of forest
along quebrada in finca Cecilia,
Quebrada Indiana, ca 1700m elev.,
ca 10 59'Nt 73 58fW.
J. H. Kirkbride, Jr.	4 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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