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]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
-y^thea
dergrowth 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; 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. 31355_ September 5, 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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