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Cyathea affinis
Also called Tree Fern, Scaly Tree Fern Family, Tree Fern Family
Cyathea affinis is a variable species of tree fern native to Fiji, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Austral Islands, Tahiti, and the Marquesas Islands. The trunk of this plant is erect and 2–6 metres (6 ft 7 in – 19 ft 8 in) tall. Fronds are bipinnate and 2–3 metres (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) in length. The rachis and stipe are pale to brown in colour, or flushed with red towards the pinnule rachis. The stipe is sparsely covered in narrow basal scales, which are pale to dark and have broad fragile edges. Characteristically of this species, the lowest one or two pairs of pinnae may be slightly reduced and occur towards the base of the stipe. Sori are located near the pinnule midvein and are partially or fully covered by indusia, which open towards the pinnule margin.
Large and Braggins (2004) note that there is much variation between individual plants of C.
Cyathea albomarginata · West Indian treefern · Cyathea aristata · Cyathea biliranensis · Cyathea caracasana · Cyathea corcovadensis · Cyathea croftii · Cyathea delgadii · Cyathea dichromatolepis · Cyathea feeana · Cyathea glaziovii · Cyathea grandifolia
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