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Cyathea croftii is a tree fern native to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands, growing in damp forest on steep slopes around 500 m. It is uncommon in the wild and is grown mainly by fern enthusiasts in warm, humid, sheltered conditions.
Cyathea croftii is a species of tree fern endemic to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands, where it grows in damp forest on steep slopes at an altitude of about 500 m. It is relatively uncommon in the wild. The trunk is erect, up to 3 m tall and about 6 cm in diameter. Fronds bi- or tripinnate and 2–3 m long. The rachis and stipe are often light green, particularly when young. They are slender and covered with glossy brown scales towards the base. Sori are small and occur in rows, one along each side of the pinnule midvein. They are covered by thin indusia.
The specific epithet croftii commemorates pteridologist James R. Croft (b. 1951).
Scaly Tree Ferns · Cyathea albomarginata · West Indian treefern · Cyathea aristata · Cyathea biliranensis · Cyathea caracasana · Cyathea corcovadensis · Cyathea delgadii · Cyathea dichromatolepis · Cyathea feeana · Cyathea glaziovii · Cyathea grandifolia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyathea croftii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
