Cyathea balanocarpa

Tags: Fern.

Cyathea balanocarpa is a species of tree fern native to Cuba Jamaica and Hispaniola. Despite its wide distribution little is known about this species. It is apparently of hybrid origin. In southeastern Cuba it hybridises with Cyathea woodwardioides to form the natural hybrid Cyathea × boytelii.

class

Leptosporangiate fern

division

Pteridophyte

family

Cyatheaceae

genus

Cyathea subg. Cyathea, Cyathea

kingdom

Plant

order

Cyatheales

synonym

*Alsophila balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Conant 1983), *Nephelea balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Tryon 1970)