Cyathea balanocarpa

Cyathea balanocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. balanocarpa
Binomial name
Cyathea balanocarpa D. C. Eaton, 1860
Synonyms
Nephelea balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Tryon, 1970 Alsophila balanocarpa (D. C. Eaton) Conant, 1983

Cyathea balanocarpa is a species of tree fern native to Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Despite its wide distribution, little is known about this species. It is apparently of hybrid origin.

In southeastern Cuba it hybridises with Cyathea woodwardioides to form the natural hybrid Cyathea × boytelii.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 103. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea balanocarpa