Sphaeropteris quindiuensis (H.Karst.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb.
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Sphaeropteris quindiuensis (H.Karst.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. |
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Sphaeropteris quindiuensis (H.Karst.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. View in CoL 200: 20. 1970.
= Cyathea yungensis C.Chr., Ark. Bot. View in CoL 20 A: 10. 1926.
Range: —Andes from Colombia to Bolivia (CO, LP, SC).
Ecology: —Fairly common in montane rainforests, emergent through the canopy; 1200–2700 m.
Notes: —A large tree fern, unmistakable by the thick inermous petioles and massive crosiers. The scales are mostly orange-red but can be paler when plants grow in the sun. Laminae are usually glaucous below.
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Sphaeropteris quindiuensis (H.Karst.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb.
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Cyathea yungensis C.Chr., Ark. Bot.
| C. Chr., Ark. Bot. 1926: 10 |