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Cyathea hookeri is a species of tree fern endemic to Sri Lanka where it grows in lowland forest. This plant has a narrow erect trunk that is usually 1-2 m tall. Fronds are pinnate and approximately 1 m in length. The stipe is dark and covered with blunt spines and scattered scales. These scales are long glossy medium brown in colouration and have fragile edges. Sori are borne on the lowest one or two pairs of veins of fertile pinnules.

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