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The Cyatheaceae are the scaly tree fern family and include the world’s tallest tree ferns which reach heights up to 20 m. They are also very ancient plants appearing in the fossil record in the late Jurassic though the modern genera likely appeared in the Cenozoic. Cyatheaceae are the largest family of tree ferns including about 500 species. Cyatheaceae and Dicksoniaceae together with Metaxyaceae and Cibotiaceae are a monophyletic group and constitute the core tree ferns.

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