Cyathea caracasana

Cyathea caracasana

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Cyatheales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Cyatheales

Familia: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Species: Cyathea caracasana
Varietas: C. c. var. meridensis

Name edit

Cyathea caracasana (Klotzsch) Domin, Pteridophyta 262 1929

Synonyms edit

  • Alsophila caracasana Kl.
  • Alsophila caracasana var. petiolularis Domin
  • Cyathea boconensis H. Karst.
  • Cyathea crenata (Sod.) Christ
  • Cyathea fulva Sod.
  • Cyathea producta Maxon
  • Cyathea sherringii (Jenm.) Domin
  • Cyathea sherringii (Jenm.) Proctor
  • Cyathea sodiroi C. Chr.
  • Hemitelia crenata Sod.
  • Hemitelia sherringii Jenm.
  • Trichipteris caracasana (Kl.) R. Tryon

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela (Aragua, Bolivar, Distrito Federal, Merida, Miranda, Tachira, Trujillo), Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Caldas, Cauca, Choc, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Guyana,
    • Regional: Central America
      • Panama
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

español: Palma boba
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