Smith's tree fern

Cyathea smithii

Summary 4

Cyathea smithii, commonly known as the soft tree fern or kātote, is a species of tree fern from New Zealand.

How to id 5

  • Up to 8 m, trunk with dark brown stipe stubs
  • Stipe pale to dark brown with dark red-brown scales
  • Fronds tripinnate, 2.5 m long, soft, not silver underneath
  • Stellate hairs and scales on pinnae
  • Midrib persisting as a grass like skirt

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) nican45, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/nican45/2201698361/
  2. (c) Leon Perrie, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Leon Perrie
  3. (c) Brett Sandford, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Brett Sandford
  4. Adaptado por Melanie Lapointe de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathea_smithii
  5. (c) Melanie Lapointe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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