Sphaeropteris glauca

Sphaeropteris glauca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species:
S. glauca
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris glauca
Synonyms
  • Cyathea contaminans (Hook) Copel.

Sphaeropteris glauca (common name pakong buaya; synonym Cyathea contaminans) is a tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae. It is the largest tree fern in the East Indies and the Malay Peninsula sometimes being over 20 m (66 ft) tall. Mature specimens have "curious multi-branched crowns".[1][2] Whether this branching is dichotomous or axil was not stated. It normally grows in full sun or brilliant shade.

References

  1. ^ Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (2004). Tree Ferns. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-88192-630-2.
  2. ^ Flora of Thailand Vol. 3 issue 1 (1979) Pteridophytes page 106


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