Cyathea camerooniana is a species of tree fern native to Sierra Leone Cameroon northern Angola and western Uganda where it grows in montane forest at an altitude of 900-1200 m. The trunk is erect and 2-3 m tall. Fronds are pinnate and 2-3 m long. The rachis ranges in colour from dark to pale and has some hairs on the underside. The stipe is dark and is covered with scales throughout. Where scales have fallen small warts are present. The scales are glossy brown and have a thin dull edge.
*Cyathea zenkeri (W. P. Hiern ex Diels) Domin 1929), *Alsophila zenkeri (W. P. Hiern ex Diels 1899), *Cyathea aethiopica (Domin 1929), *Alsophila camerooniana (W. J. Hooker) Tryon 1970), *Alsophila aethiopica (Welwitsch ex W. J. Hooker 1866)
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