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Sphaeropteris glauca (common name pakong buaya; synonym Cyathea contaminans) is a tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae. It is the largest tree fern in Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula sometimes being over 20 m (66 ft) tall. Mature specimens have "curious multi-branched crowns". Whether this branching is dichotomous or axil was not stated. It normally grows in full sun or brilliant shade.
Alsophila costularis · Sphaeropteris propinqua · Sphaeropteris aeneifolia · Sphaeropteris brunei · Sphaeropteris brunoniana · Scaly tree fern · Sphaeropteris elmeri · Norfolk Tree Fern · Sphaeropteris feani · Sphaeropteris horrida · Sphaeropteris intermedia · Sphaeropteris ledermannii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeropteris glauca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
