Sphaeropteris propinqua

Cyathea propinqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Cyatheaceae
Genus:	Cyathea
Subgenus:	Sphaeropteris
Section:	Sphaeropteris
Species:	C. propinqua
Binomial name
Cyathea propinqua Mettenius
Synonyms
Sphaeropteris propinqua (Mettenius) Tryon, 1970 Cyathea affinis Brackenridge, 1854 (non Cyathea affinis (J. R. Forster) Swartz, 1801, non Cyathea affinis M. Martens & Galeotti, 1842 (cannot be attributed to any species), non Cyathea affinis W. J. Hooker & Baker, 1874; quae Cyathea medullaris)

Cyathea propinqua is a species of tree fern native to Fiji and possibly Samoa, where it grows in wet forest. The trunk of this plant is erect and slender, growing to 10 m in height. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and 2-3 m long. Dull brown scales cover the dull, dark stipe of this species. The scales are minute along most of its length, becoming thick and fleshy towards the base. Sori are borne halfway between the pinnule midvein and the edge of the lobe. Indusia are present.

References

• Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 246. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
• The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea propinqua