Scaly Tree Ferns

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

R532 North of Graskop, Mpumalanga, SOUTH AFRICA

A tree fern with compound fronds, found in the tropical highlands from Costa Rica southward. Photo from near Armenia, ColombiaIn context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/primitive/index.html.

A tree fern named for an area in Colombia and found from there to Bolivia in the mountains. Botanical Gardens of Quito. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/primitive/index.html

Prothallia-Bltter des Baumfarn "Cyathea cooperi" im ersten Stadium. 1 1/2 Jahre nach Aussaat der Sporen. Herkunft der Sporen: MadeiraProthallia-leaf of the tree-fern "Cyathea cooperi" (first stage). 1 1/2 year after sowing. Country of origin: Madeira

East End, Southland, New Zealand

Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Jos Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogota, Colombia

Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico

Album of Indian fernsLondon :W. Day, 1887.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23150519

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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy H.J. NdangalasiPost-Production by J. Quicho

Fern tree about 10m tall with distinct silvery undersides.Maori name: pondaBotanic name: Cyathea dealbataThis photo in Wikipedia now ! - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathea_dealbata

Paluma, Queensland, Australia

Lenggong, Perak, Malaysia.Cyathea latebrosa (Wallich ex W. J. Hooker) Copeland. Cyathea Sm. Cyatheaceae. Ref:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3211

This is indeed a tree-like fern, propagates by spores and was dinosaur's diet in the Cretaceous Period. This plant is now legally protected in China and Hong Kong. This photo was taken in the Ma Wan Park, Hong Kong.

This image shows the Lord Howe Island Lagoon, Settlement area and Northern Hills from the Mount Gower Plateau. The central tree ferns are Cyathea (Alsophila) brevipinnna, with at least one other endemic tree fern species in the image. The image is a Kodachrome slide taken in August 1969 and scanned 41 years later. Some fading has occurred but less than with other old films. Image 044-576

Cyathea arborea-La Soufrière-Guadeloupe

Summary[edit] Description: English: Cyathea dealbata in Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand. Date: 18 November 2017, 00:23:54. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Golik. Camera location45° 51′ 30.42″ S, 170° 31′ 30.15″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-45.858451; 170.525043.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Location taken: American Plant Food Company, 7405 River Road, Bethesda MD. Names: Cyathea cooperi, Australian Tree Fern, Cicatrice tree fern, Cooper serlegpáfrány, Cooper's Cyathea, Giant Scaly Tree Fern, Hapuu Fern, Straw Tree Fer Classification: Plantae > Pteridophyta > Polypodiopsida > Cyatheales > Cyatheaceae > Cyathea > Cyathea cooperi. Date: 6 May 2008. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Location taken: INBioparque, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. Names: Cyathea erinacea H. Karst. Classification: Plantae > Pteridophyta > Polypodiopsida > Cyatheales > Cyatheaceae > Cyathea > Cyathea erinacea. Date: 2 June 2008. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.