Cyathea edanoi

Cyathea edanoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Cyathea
Section:	Alsophila
Species:	C. edanoi
Binomial name
Cyathea edanoi Copeland, 1931
Synonyms
Alsophila edanoi (Copeland) Tryon, 1970

Cyathea edanoi is a species of tree fern endemic to Luzon in the Philippines, where it grows in montane forest at an altitude of about 1300 m. The trunk is erect and 1-2 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and approximately 1 m long. The stipe is covered in dark, glossy scales that have narrow, fragile edges. Sori occur near the midvein of fertile pinnules and are covered, sometimes half-covered, by large , firm, brown indusia.

The closest relatives of C. edanoi appear to be Cyathea caudata and Cyathea heterochlamydea. Further study is needed to determine whether these three taxa represent the same species or not.

The specific epithet edanoi commemorates Gregorio E. Edaño (b. 1916).

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 128. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea edanoi