Cyathea praeceps Smith (1990: 253)

Lehnert, Marcus, 2011, Species of Cyathea in America related to the western Pacific species C. decurrens, Phytotaxa 26, pp. 39-59 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.26.1.6
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6446F468-763E-0A7A-7DC4-FA411EAEF9DE
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cyathea praeceps Smith (1990: 253)
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10. Cyathea praeceps Smith (1990: 253) View in CoL . Type:— VENEZUELA. Territorio Federal Amazonas: Dept. Río Negro, Cerro de Neblina , 6.5 km SSW of base camp, S extension of range, 00º47'N, 66º11'W, 1600 m, 18 April 1984, Stein, Thompson, & Gentry 1655 (holotype UC, isotype MO) GoogleMaps .

Distribution and habitat: — Venezuela, 1225–1850 m.

Remarks: —Differs from Cyathea platylepis in being smaller, having only monomophic, bipinnatepinnatifid fronds, and lacking hairs abaxially.