Cyathea austroamericana Domin (1929: 263)
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Felipe |
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Cyathea austroamericana Domin (1929: 263) |
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18. Cyathea austroamericana Domin (1929: 263) View in CoL , nom. nov. for Hemitelia nigricans Presl (1849: 31) , not Cyathea nigricans Mettenius (1863: 56) . Amphicosmia nigricans (C.Presl) Moore (1857: 61) . Type:— NICARAGUA. “Guatemala, ad ripas fluvii S. Juan,” Friedrichsthal s.n. (holotype W).
Distribution and habitat: — Mexico (?), Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, in evergreen and semi-deciduous forests between 10– 700 m.
Remarks: —In laminar characters very similar to Cyathea multiflora , but less variable than that species. The petioles with narrowly white margined scales and whitish petiole scurf are distinct and similar to C. grayumii .
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