Cyathea × dryopteroides

Cyathea × dryopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. × dryopteroides
Binomial name
Cyathea × dryopteroides Maxon, 1925
Synonyms
Cyathea dryopteroides Maxon, 1925 Alsophila dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970 Alsophila × dryopteroides (Maxon) Tryon, 1970

Cyathea × dryopteroides is a tree fern native to Puerto Rico, where it grows at an altitude of 1000-1200 m. It is now known to be of hybrid origin between Cyathea amintae and Cyathea bryophila.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 127. ISBN 0881926302
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea × dryopteroides