Cyathea

  • Filed As

    Cyatheaceae
    Cyathea

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 30880, 7 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Otto.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4005721

    Occurrence ID: 18c94f93-1540-47bc-8730-f6c648f51dff

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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. Otto

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2300 m. (7546 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.94513, 145.5

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2200

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 3000 meter elevation contour line along the southern slopes of Mount Otto.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF NÈW GUINEA
Cyathea
Common in rain forest of lower slopes; large
tree-fern with few nearly flat-spreading,
elliptical leaves c. 2 m long including the
short stipes; pinnules upturned.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt, Otto alt# 2300 91»
L. J. Brass and J.-B. Collins? no. 30880 August 7,
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.
04005721