Cyathea palaciosii
| Cyathea palaciosii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Cyathea |
| Species: | C. palaciosii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyathea palaciosii R.C.Moran | |
Cyathea palaciosii is a tree fern of the family Cyatheaceae and endemic to the Nangaritza River Basin of Ecuador. It is the smallest of all tree ferns, reaching only 50 cm in height with a trunk only 2 cm thick, and fronds less than 50 cm length. It has been known to botanists only since 1995.[1]
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References
- ^ Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 235.