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!Cyathea Sm.

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Published In: Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (Turin) 5: 416. 1793. (Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin))

Synonymy

Hemitelia R. Br.

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/10/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Taxon Profile (Last Modified On 9/24/2014)

Reference(s) :

Janssen, T. & F. Rakotondrainibe. 2008. A revision of the indusiate scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae, Cyathea subgen. Alsophila sect. Alsophila) in Madagascar, the Comoros and the Seychelles. Adansonia, sér. 3, 30(2): 221–376.
Janssen, T. & F. Rakotondrainibe. 2007. An update of the revision of Cyathea subgen. Alsophila sect. Gymnosphaera (Cyatheaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoros including a discussion of putative hybridization events. Adansonia, sér. 3, 29(2): 195–213.
Rakotondrainibe, F. & D. Lobreau-Callen. 1999. Révision du genre Cyathea sect. Gymnosphaera (Cyatheaceae) à Madagascar et aux Comores. Adansonia, sér. 3, 21(1): 137–152.

Family or Genus Distribution : not endemic to the Malagasy Region

Generic Species Diversity and Endemism Status : has been evaluated

No. of species in Fl. Madagasc. : not included in treatment

Accepted Published Species : 47 (44 endemic, 3 indigenous non-endemic)

Estimated Unpublished Species : none

Estimated Total Species : 47 (44 endemic, 3 indigenous non-endemic)

Additional Taxonomic Work : not currently required

Species Level Data Entry : complete

Notes : The spp. of Cyathea in Madagascar probably should be referred to Alsophila, however combinations are not available for all of them. Thus, in the interests of uniformity of this treatment, we retain the genus until such time as names are available.

Lower Taxa

Cyathea acutula (R.M. Tryon) Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea albida Tardieu = Cyathea similis C. Chr. var. similis
Cyathea alticola (Tardieu) Tindale
Cyathea andohahelensis (Tardieu) Rakotondr. = Cyathea andohahelensis (Tardieu) Tindale
Cyathea andohahelensis (Tardieu) Tindale
Cyathea appendiculata Baker
Cyathea approximata Bonap.
Cyathea auriculata Tardieu
Cyathea ballardii Tardieu = Cyathea concava Bonap.
Cyathea basirotundata Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea bellisquamata Bonap.
Cyathea boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn
Cyathea boiviniiformis Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea borbonica Desv.
!Cyathea bullata (Baker) Domin = Cyathea boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn
*Cyathea bullata (Baker) Rakotondr. = Cyathea boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn
Cyathea concava Bonap.
Cyathea conferta Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea costularis Bonap.
Cyathea coursii (Tardieu) Rakotondr.
Cyathea decrescens Mett.
Cyathea dilatata Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea discolor Baker = Cyathea similis C. Chr. var. similis
Cyathea dregei Kunze
Cyathea emilei Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea glandulosa Domin = Cyathea melleri (Baker) Domin
Cyathea hebes Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea hildebrandtii Kuhn = Cyathea boivinii var. hildebrandtii (Kuhn) Janssen & Rakotondr.
*Cyathea hirsuta Baker = Cyathea decrescens Mett. var. decrescens
Cyathea hirsutifolia Bonap. = Cyathea decrescens Mett. var. decrescens
Cyathea humbertiana (C. Chr.) Domin
Cyathea humblotii Baker = Cyathea boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn var. boivinii
Cyathea impolita Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea isaloensis C. Chr. = Cyathea boivinii Mett. ex Kuhn var. boivinii
Cyathea ivohibensis (C. Chr.) Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea lastii Baker
Cyathea leptochlamys Baker
Cyathea ligulata Baker
Cyathea lisyae Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea longipinnata Bonap.
Cyathea longispina Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea madagascarica Bonap.
Cyathea marattioides Willd.
Cyathea melanocaula Desv.
Cyathea melleri (Baker) Domin
Cyathea meridionalis Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea obtecta Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea orthogonalis Bonap.
Cyathea perrieriana C. Chr.
Cyathea phanerophlebia Baker = Cyathea marattioides Willd.
Cyathea pilosula Tardieu = Cyathea decrescens var. quadrata (Baker) Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea polyphlebia Baker = Cyathea dregei Kunze
Cyathea poolii (C. Chr.) Domin
Cyathea poolii (C. Chr.) Rakotondr. = Cyathea poolii (C. Chr.) Domin
Cyathea pseudobellisquamata Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea quadrata Baker = Cyathea decrescens var. quadrata (Baker) Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea regularis Baker = Cyathea serratifolia Baker
Cyathea remotifolia Bonap.
Cyathea rigidula Baker = Cyathea dregei Kunze
Cyathea rouhaniana Rakotondr. & Janssen
Cyathea segregata Baker = Cyathea dregei Kunze
Cyathea serratifolia Baker
Cyathea similis C. Chr.
Cyathea simulans (Baker) Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea sorisquamata Bonap. = Cyathea approximata Bonap.
**Cyathea subincisa C. Chr. = Cyathea tsaratananensis C. Chr.
*Cyathea tsaratananensis Tardieu = Cyathea acutula (R.M. Tryon) Janssen & Rakotondr. var. acutula
Cyathea tsaratananensis C. Chr.
Cyathea tsilotsilensis Tardieu
Cyathea valdesquamata Janssen & Rakotondr.
Cyathea viguieri Tardieu
Cyathea zakamenensis Tardieu = Cyathea decrescens var. quadrata (Baker) Janssen & Rakotondr.

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