Cyathea dealbata   ((G. Forster) Sw.)


 
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syn. Alsophila tricolor ((Colenso) R. M. Tryon), Cyathea dealbata var. tricolor ((Colenso) Domin), Cyathea falciloba ((Colenso) Domin), Cyathea tricolor (Colenso), Hemitelia falciloba (Colenso), Polypodium dealbatum (G. Forster)

 
distribution:

New Zealand: Mangere Island, Rangatira Island / Chatham Islands; Great Barrier Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island / Auckland; Aorangi Island (Poor Knights Islands) / Northland; Kapiti Island / Wellington / North Island; South Island; Three Kings Islands

 
local name:

kaponga - New Zealand
katote - New Zealand
ponga - New Zealand
punga - New Zealand

 
left:

Cyathea dealbata

Photo: The Hidden Forest

http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz
 
links:

Cyathea dealbata


Photo: Dr. Lawrence Jensen; by courtesy of Dr. Lawrence Jensen

http://www.nzplants.ac.nz

 
References:

- Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(33): 705-731. 2006
- P. Korall, D. S. Conant, J. S. Metzgar, H. Schneider, K. M. Pryer: A Molecular Phylogeny of Scaly Tree Ferns (Cyatheaceae). American Journal of Botany, 94: 873–886. 2007