Cyathea khasyana

Tags: Fern.

Cyathea khasyana is a species of tree fern. Its natural distribution extends from India to Myanmar although it is absent from Sri Lanka. C. khasyana grows in forest at an altitude of 1400-1700 m. The trunk of this plant is erect and 5-7 m tall. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 2-3 m in length. C. khasyana has a long dark stipe that is covered in numerous scales. These scales are dark and have broad pale fringed edges.

class

Leptosporangiate fern

division

Pteridophyte

family

Cyatheaceae

genus

Cyathea subg. Cyathea, Cyathea

kingdom

Plant

order

Cyatheales

synonym

*Alsophila khasyana (Moore ex Kuhn 1869), *Alsophila oldhami (Beddome 1870), *Alsophila ornata (Scott ex Beddome 1870), *Alsophila scottiana (Baker 1872), *Alsophila sikkimensis (Clarke & Baker 1888), *Cyathea oldhamii (Beddome) Domin 1930), *Cyathea ornata (Scott ex Beddome) Copeland 1909), *Alsophila comosa (Scott 1874 (non Alsophila comosa Wallich 1829; quae Cyathea squamulata non Alsophila comosa C. Christensen 1897; quae Cyathea elmeri)