''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order

Cyatheales The order Cyatheales, which includes most tree ferns, is a taxonomic order of the fern class, Polypodiopsida. No clear morphological features characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data indicate the order is monophyletic. Some sp ...

. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds.

Description

The species of ''Cyathea'' are mostly terrestrial ferns, usually with a single tall stem. Rarely, the trunk may be branched or creeping. Many species also develop a fibrous mass of roots at the base of the trunk. The genus has a pantropical distribution, with over 470 species. They grow in habitats ranging from tropical rain forests to

temperate woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...

Classification

Conant ''et al.'' in 1996, concluded on molecular

cpDNA Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) is the DNA located in chloroplasts, which are photosynthetic organelles located within the cells of some eukaryotic organisms. Chloroplasts, like other types of plastid, contain a genome separate from that in the cell nuc ...

and morphological evidence that a system of three clades – ''Alsophila'', ''Cyathea'' and ''Sphaeropteris'' was the most accurate reflection of evolutionary lineages within the Cyatheaceae, ''Alsophila'' being the most basal and ''Cyathea'' and ''Sphaeropteris'' derived sister groups. In the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I), these are accepted as separate genera, '' Alsophila'', ''Cyathea'' and ''

Sphaeropteris ''Sphaeropteris'' is a genus of tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae. It has been treated as a subgenus within the genus ''Cyathea'', but is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Description Species of '' ...

''. ''Cnemidaria'' Presl, 1836 is a junior synonym or redundant subset.''Cnemidaria'' world species list
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Species

, World Ferns (Version 12.3) accepted the following species: *'' Cyathea abbreviata'' I.Fernald *'' Cyathea abrapatriciana'' Lehnert & A.Tejedor *''

Cyathea acantha ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. De ...

'' (Sehnem) Lehnert *'' Cyathea acutidens'' (Christ) Domin *''

Cyathea aemula ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. De ...

'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea affinis'' (G.Forst.) Sw. *'' Cyathea akawaiorum'' P.J.Edwards *'' Cyathea alata'' (E.Fourn.) Copel. *'' Cyathea alatissima'' (Stolze) Lehnert *'' Cyathea alfonsiana'' L.D.Gómez *'' Cyathea alsophiloides'' S.Maciel & Lehnert *'' Cyathea alstonii'' R.M.Tryon *'' Cyathea amabilis'' (C.V.Morton) Lehnert *'' Cyathea andaquiensis'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & W.Rodríguez *'' Cyathea andicola'' Domin *''

Cyathea andina ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (H.Karst.) Domin *'' Cyathea angelica'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *'' Cyathea antioquensis'' A.Rojas *'' Cyathea arborea'' (L.) Sm. *''

Cyathea aristata ''Cyathea aristata'' is a species of fern in the family Cyatheaceae, native to Mexico and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicarag ...

'' Domin *''

Cyathea armata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Sw.) Domin *'' Cyathea arnecornelii'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea ars'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea aspera ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (L.) Sw. *'' Cyathea asplenioides'' (A.C.Sm.) Christenh. *''

Cyathea assurgens ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' R.M.Tryon *''

Cyathea atahuallpa ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (R.M.Tryon) Lellinger *'' Cyathea aterrima'' (Hook.) Domin *''

Cyathea atrocastanea ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Labiak & F.B.Matos *''

Cyathea atrovirens ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Langsd. & Fisch.) Domin *''

Cyathea aurea ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Klotzsch *'' Cyathea austroamericana'' Domin *'' Cyathea austropallescens'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea axillaris'' (Raddi) Lellinger *''

Cyathea azuayensis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Sodiro *''

Cyathea barringtonii ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' A.R.Sm. ex Lellinger *'' Cyathea bella'' (Rchb.fil. ex Mett.) Domin *''

Cyathea bettinae ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea bicrenata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Liebm. *''

Cyathea biliranensis ''Cyathea biliranensis'' is a species of fern in the family Cyatheaceae, native to the Philippines. It was first described by Edwin Copeland Edwin Bingham Copeland (September 30, 1873 – March 16, 1964) was an American botanist and agriculturis ...

'' Copel. *''

Cyathea bipinnata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (R.M.Tryon) R.C.Moran *'' Cyathea bipinnatifida'' (Baker) Domin *''

Cyathea boconensis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' H.Karst. *''

Cyathea borinquena ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. De ...

'' (Maxon) Domin *''

Cyathea boryana ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Kuhn) Domin *''

Cyathea bradei ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (P.G.Windisch) Lellinger *''

Cyathea brucei ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped Sorus, sori on the undersi ...

'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea brunnescens ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Barrington) R.C.Moran *'' Cyathea calamitatis'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea callejasii'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *''

Cyathea caracasana ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''

Cyathea cardenasii ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & W.Rodríguez *''

Cyathea carolihenrici ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea carolinae ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *'' Cyathea catacampta'' Alston *''

Cyathea catenata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & W.Rodríguez *'' Cyathea cervantesiana'' A.Rojas *''

Cyathea chimaera ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert & A.Tejedor *'' Cyathea chimborazensis'' (Hook.) Hieron. *''

Cyathea chiricana ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Maxon) Domin *''

Cyathea chocoensis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Stolze) Lehnert *''

Cyathea chontilla ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea choricarpa'' (Maxon) Domin *''

Cyathea cicatricosa ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Holttum *'' Cyathea cisandina'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''

Cyathea clandestina ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. De ...

'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *'' Cyathea cnemidaria'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea cocleana ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Stolze) Lehnert *''

Cyathea coloradoana ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & W.Rodríguez *''

Cyathea concinna ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Baker) Jenman *''

Cyathea concordia ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' B.León & R.C.Moran *'' Cyathea conformis'' (R.M.Tryon) Stolze *'' Cyathea conjugata'' (Spruce ex Hook.) Domin *''

Cyathea conquisita ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. De ...

'' Jenman *''

Cyathea consimilis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Stolze) Lehnert *'' Cyathea convergens'' Lehnert *'' Cyathea corallifera'' Sodiro *''

Cyathea corcovadensis ''Cyathea corcovadensis'' is a species of tree fern native to Paraguay and Serra do Mar in southern Brazil, where it grows in primary and secondary forest, as well as scrub, at an altitude of 250–2100 m. The erect trunk is short, usually about ...

'' (Raddi) Domin *''

Cyathea costaricensis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Domin *''

Cyathea croftii ''Cyathea croftii'' is a species of tree fern endemic to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands, where it grows in damp forest on steep slopes at an altitude of about 500 m. It is relatively uncommon in the wild. The trunk is erect, up to 3 m tall ...

'' Holttum *''

Cyathea cruciata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Desv.) Lehnert *'' Cyathea ctenitoides'' (Lellinger) Christenh. *'' Cyathea cumingii'' Baker *'' Cyathea cyatheoides'' (Desv.) K.U.Kramer *''

Cyathea cyclodium ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (R.M.Tryon) Lellinger *''

Cyathea cylindrica ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' S.Maciel & Lehnert *''

Cyathea cystolepis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Sodiro *'' Cyathea darienensis'' R.C.Moran *''

Cyathea decomposita ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (H.Karst.) Domin *''

Cyathea decorata ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Maxon) R.M.Tryon *''

Cyathea decurrens ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Hook.) Copel. *'' Cyathea decurrentiloba'' Domin *'' Cyathea dejecta'' (Baker) Christenh. *''

Cyathea delgadii ''Cyathea delgadii'' is a widespread species of tree fern. It is native to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama), and much of South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, including Trindade, Argentina ...

'' Pohl ex Sternb. *''

Cyathea demissa ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (C.V.Morton) A.R.Sm. ex Lellinger *'' Cyathea diabolica'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea dichromatolepis ''Cyathea dichromatolepis'' is a species of fern in the family Cyatheaceae The Cyatheaceae are a family of ferns, the scaly tree ferns, one of eight families in the order Cyatheales in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (P ...

'' (Fée) Domin *'' Cyathea dintelmannii'' Lehnert *''

Cyathea dissimilis ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (C.V.Morton) Stolze *''

Cyathea dissoluta ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' Baker *'' Cyathea divergens'' Kunze *''

Cyathea dombeyi ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' (Desv.) Lellinger *'' Cyathea dudleyi'' R.M.Tryon *''

Cyathea dyeri ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped Sorus, sori on the undersi ...

'' Sodiro *''

Cyathea ebenina ''Cyathea'' is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name ''Cyathea'' is derived from the Greek ''kyatheion'', meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds. Des ...

'' H.Karst. *''Cyathea eggersii'' Hieron. *''Cyathea elliottii'' Domin *''Cyathea epaleata'' (Holttum) Holttum *''Cyathea estelae'' (Riba) Proctor *''Cyathea estevesorum'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea ewanii'' Alston *''Cyathea falcata'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Domin *''Cyathea feeana'' (C.Chr.) Domin *''Cyathea flava'' (R.M.Tryon) Christenh. *''Cyathea frigida'' (H.Karst.) Domin *''Cyathea fulva'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fée *''Cyathea gibbosa'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''Cyathea giraldoi'' A.Tejedor, G.Calat., Lehnert, W.D.Rodr. & M.Kessler *''Cyathea glandulifera'' Lehnert *''Cyathea glaziovii'' Domin *''Cyathea godmanii'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea gracilis'' Griseb. *''Cyathea grandifolia'' Willd. *''Cyathea grantii'' Copel. *''Cyathea grata'' Domin *''Cyathea gratissima'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea grayumii'' A.Rojas *''Cyathea guentheriana'' Lehnert *''Cyathea harrisii'' Underw. *''Cyathea haughtii'' (Maxon) R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea hemiepiphytica'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea herzogii'' Rosenst. *''Cyathea hierbabuena'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea hirsuta'' C.Presl *''Cyathea hirsutissima'' (Fée) Domin *''Cyathea hodgeana'' Proctor *''Cyathea holdridgeana'' Nisman & L.D.Gómez *''Cyathea horrida'' (L.) Sm. *''Cyathea howeana'' Domin *''Cyathea hymenophylloides'' (L.D.Gómez) Christenh. *''Cyathea iheringii'' (Rosenst.) Domin *''Cyathea impar'' R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea incognita'' (Lellinger) Christenh. *''Cyathea indefinita'' S.Maciel & J.Prado *''Cyathea jacobsii'' Holttum *''Cyathea jamaicensis'' Jenman *''Cyathea kalbreyeri'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea karsteniana'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''Cyathea kessleriana'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea lasiosora'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Domin *''Cyathea latevagans'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea lechleri'' Mett. *''Cyathea lehnertii'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea lellingeriana'' S.Maciel & J.Prado *''Cyathea leoniae'' M.E.Acuña & Huamán *''Cyathea leucofolis'' Domin *''Cyathea leucolepismata'' Alston *''Cyathea liesneri'' A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea lindeniana'' C.Presl *''Cyathea lindigii'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea longipetiolulata'' A.Rojas & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea macrocarpa'' (C.Presl) Domin *''Cyathea macrosora'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea margarita'' Lehnert *''Cyathea marginalis'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''Cyathea mexiae'' Copel. *''Cyathea microdonta'' (Desv.) Domin *''Cyathea microphylla'' Mett. *''Cyathea microphyllodes'' Domin *''Cyathea miersii'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea minima'' S.Maciel & J.Prado *''Cyathea minuta'' J.Murillo & M.T.Murillo *''Cyathea monteagudoi'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea moranii'' Lehnert *''Cyathea mucilagina'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea multiflora'' Sm. *''Cyathea multisegmenta'' R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea mutica'' (Christ) Domin *''Cyathea myriotricha'' (Baker) R.C.Moran & J.Prado *''Cyathea nanna'' (Barrington) Lellinger *''Cyathea neblinae'' A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea nephele'' Lehnert *''Cyathea nervosa'' (Maxon) Lehnert *''Cyathea nesiotica'' (Maxon) Domin *''Cyathea nigripes'' (C.Presl) Domin *''Cyathea nodulifera'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea notabilis'' Domin *''Cyathea novoi'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea oblonga'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''Cyathea obnoxia'' Lehnert *''Cyathea obtusa'' (Kaulf.) Domin *''Cyathea oreopteroides'' Lehnert & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea oscarorum'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea pacis'' F.Giraldo, W.Rodríguez & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea palaciosii'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea pallescens'' (Sodiro) Domin *''Cyathea parvifolia'' Sodiro *''Cyathea parvula'' (Jenman) Proctor *''Cyathea patens'' hort. ex Houlston & Moore *''Cyathea pauciflora'' (Kuhn) Lellinger *''Cyathea paucifolia'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea peladensis'' (Hieron.) Domin *''Cyathea pendula'' Jenman *''Cyathea petiolata'' (Hook.) R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea phalaenolepis'' (C.Chr.) Domin Domin *''Cyathea phalerata'' Mart. *''Cyathea phegopteroides'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea phoenix'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea pholidota'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea pibyae'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea pilosissima'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea pilozana'' M.T. & J.Murillo *''Cyathea pinnula'' (Christ) R.C.Moran *''Cyathea planadae'' Arens & A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea platylepis'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea plicata'' Lehnert *''Cyathea poeppigii'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea polliculi'' Lehnert *''Cyathea povedae'' A.Rojas *''Cyathea praeceps'' A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea praecincta'' (Kunze) Domin *''Cyathea praetermissa'' Lehnert *''Cyathea pseudoctenitoides'' S.Maciel & J.Prado *''Cyathea pseudonanna'' (L.D.Gómez) Lellinger *''Cyathea puberula'' Sodiro *''Cyathea punctata'' R.C.Moran & B.Øllg. *''Cyathea pungens'' (Willd.) Domin *''Cyathea recondita'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea rengifoi'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea retanae'' A.Rojas *''Cyathea robertsiana'' (F.Muell.) Domin *''Cyathea rocioae'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea rodriguezii'' Lehnert & F.Giraldo *''Cyathea rojasiana'' Lehnert *''Cyathea roraimensis'' (Domin) Domin *''Cyathea rufa'' (Fée) Lellinger *''Cyathea rufescens'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Domin *''Cyathea ruiziana'' Klotzsch *''Cyathea ruttenbergiae'' A.Tejedor & F.Areces *''Cyathea sagittifolia'' (Hook.) Domin *''Cyathea scabra'' Baker *''Cyathea schiedeana'' (C.Presl) Domin *''Cyathea schlimii'' (Kuhn) Domin *''Cyathea serpens'' (R.M.Tryon) Lehnert *''Cyathea setchellii'' Copel. *''Cyathea simplex'' R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea singularis'' (Stolze) Lehnert *''Cyathea sipapoensis'' (R.M.Tryon) Lellinger *''Cyathea sledgei'' Ranil, Pushpak. & Fraser-Jenk. *''Cyathea speciosa'' Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. *''Cyathea spectabilis'' (Kunze) Domin *''Cyathea squamata'' (Klotzsch) Domin *''Cyathea squamipes'' H.Karst *''Cyathea squamulosa'' (Losch) R.C.Moran *''Cyathea squarrosa'' (Rosenst.) Domin *''Cyathea srilankensis'' Ranil *''Cyathea steyermarkii'' R.M.Tryon *''Cyathea stokesii'' (E.D.Br.) N.Hallé & Florence *''Cyathea stolzeana'' (L.D.Gómez) Lehnert *''Cyathea stolzei'' A.R.Sm. ex Lellinger *''Cyathea straminea'' H.Karst. *''Cyathea strigillosa'' (Maxon) Domin *''Cyathea subincisa'' (Kunze) Domin *''Cyathea subindusiata'' Domin *''Cyathea subtropica'' Domin *''Cyathea sunduei'' Lehnert *''Cyathea suprapilosa'' Lehnert *''Cyathea suprastrigosa'' (Christ) Maxon *''Cyathea surinamensis'' (Miq.) Domin *''Cyathea sylvatica'' Lehnert *''Cyathea tatei'' S.Maciel, R.Y.Hirai & J.Prado *''Cyathea tejedoris'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & W.Rodríguez *''Cyathea tenera'' (J.Sm.) Moore *''Cyathea tepuiana'' Christenh. *''Cyathea thelypteroides'' A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea thysanolepis'' (Barrington) A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea toroi'' Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor *''Cyathea tortuosa'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea traillii'' (Baker) Domin *''Cyathea trichomanoides'' Christenh. *''Cyathea tryonorum'' (Riba) Lellinger *''Cyathea tuerckheimii'' Maxon *''Cyathea uleana'' (A.Samp.) Lehnert *''Cyathea universitatis'' (Vareschi) Christenh. *''Cyathea ursina'' (Maxon) Lellinger *''Cyathea valliciergoana'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea varians'' (R.C.Moran) Lehnert *''Cyathea vaupensis'' (P.G.Windisch) Lehnert *''Cyathea venezuelensis'' A.R.Sm. ex Lellinger *''Cyathea vilhelmii'' Domin *''Cyathea villosa'' Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. *''Cyathea weatherbyana'' (C.V.Morton) C.V.Morton *''Cyathea wendlandii'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Domin *''Cyathea werffii'' R.C.Moran *''Cyathea whitmeei'' Baker *''Cyathea williamsii'' (Maxon) Domin *''Cyathea windischiana'' A.R.Sm. *''Cyathea xerica'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea yambrasensis'' A.Tejedor & G.Calat. *''Cyathea zongoensis'' Lehnert

Extinct species

*†''Cyathea cranhamii'' *†''Cyathea inequilateralis'' - Eocene, North American west coast

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Christenhusz, M.J.M. (2009). New combinations and an overview of ''Cyathea'' subg. ''Hymenophyllopsis'' (Cyatheaceae). ''Phytotaxa'' 1: 37–42. * Large, M.F. and J.E. Braggins (2004). ''Tree Ferns''. Timber Press, Inc. * Lehnert, M. (2006). New species and records of tree ferns (Cyatheaceae, Pteridophyta) in the northern Andes. ''Organisms, Diversity & Evolution'' 6: 321–322, electronic supplement 13: 1-11. * Lehnert, M. (2009). Three new species of scaly tree ferns (''Cyathea''-Cyatheaceae) from the northern Andes. ''Phytotaxa'' 2: 43–56.
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External links

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050908055016/http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern/ Community: Care and propagation of Treeferns] (German/English)
Fern Files: Cyathea
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