Sphaeropteris medullaris

Sphaeropteris medullaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyatheales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Cyatheales

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species: Sphaeropteris medullaris

Name

Sphaeropteris medullaris (G.Forst.) Bernh., 1801

Synonyms

• Alsophila extensa Desv.
• Cyathea medullaris (G. Forst.) Sw.
• Cyathea medullaris var. integra Hook.
• Cyathea medullaris var. polyneuron (Col.) C. Chr.
• Cyathea polyneuron Col.
• Polypodium medullare G. Forst.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional:New Zealand New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl., Three Kings Isl.), Chatham Isl. Continental: Pacific Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau), Society Isl. (Moorea, Tahiti), ?Samoa, Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti), Pitcairn Isl., American Samoa (Ta'u) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bernhardi, I.I. 1801. Tentamen alterum filices in genera redigendi. Journal für die Botanik 1800(2): 121–136. MDZ Hathitrust Reference page. : 122.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Sphaeropteris medullaris – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sphaeropteris medullaris. Published online. Accessed: Jan 10 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sphaeropteris medullaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Black tree fern

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