Fern Encyclopedia

Cyathea lepifera (Flying Spider-monkey Tree Fern)

Cyathea lepifera (also known as Sphaeropteris lepifera) is one of the tallest tree fern species on Earth, with a caudex reaching 15 to 20 metres in its native Taiwan, the...

Cyathea lepifera (Flying Spider-monkey Tree Fern)

Cyathea lepifera (also known as Sphaeropteris lepifera) is one of the tallest tree fern species on Earth, with a caudex reaching 15 to 20 metres in its native Taiwan, the...

Cyathea intermedia (Intermediate Tree Fern)

Cyathea intermedia, the Intermediate Tree Fern, is a widespread Pacific island species occurring across Melanesia and Polynesia in mid-elevation tropical forest. The epithet intermedia reflects the species' morphological position between...

Cyathea intermedia (Intermediate Tree Fern)

Cyathea intermedia, the Intermediate Tree Fern, is a widespread Pacific island species occurring across Melanesia and Polynesia in mid-elevation tropical forest. The epithet intermedia reflects the species' morphological position between...

Cyathea longipes (Long-stalked Tree Fern)

Cyathea longipes (Long-stalked Tree Fern) is a distinctive Neotropical tree fern immediately recognizable by its exceptionally long frond stipes, which often equal or exceed the blade length, creating a unique...

Cyathea longipes (Long-stalked Tree Fern)

Cyathea longipes (Long-stalked Tree Fern) is a distinctive Neotropical tree fern immediately recognizable by its exceptionally long frond stipes, which often equal or exceed the blade length, creating a unique...

Cyathea loheri (Loher's Tree Fern)

Cyathea loheri, Loher's Tree Fern, is a Philippine endemic species named after August Loher (1874 to 1930), a German plant collector who made pioneering botanical expeditions in the Philippine highlands....

Cyathea loheri (Loher's Tree Fern)

Cyathea loheri, Loher's Tree Fern, is a Philippine endemic species named after August Loher (1874 to 1930), a German plant collector who made pioneering botanical expeditions in the Philippine highlands....

Cyathea leucotricha (White-haired Tree Fern)

Cyathea leucotricha, the White-haired Tree Fern, is a distinctive Neotropical cloud forest species recognised by the conspicuous white to pale straw-coloured scales and multicellular trichomes that densely clothe the stipe...

Cyathea leucotricha (White-haired Tree Fern)

Cyathea leucotricha, the White-haired Tree Fern, is a distinctive Neotropical cloud forest species recognised by the conspicuous white to pale straw-coloured scales and multicellular trichomes that densely clothe the stipe...

Cyathea felina (Cat Tree Fern)

Cyathea felina, the Cat Tree Fern, is a Malesian tree fern distinguished by the soft, fur-like covering of pale hairs and narrow scales on its stipes and rachis, from which...

Cyathea felina (Cat Tree Fern)

Cyathea felina, the Cat Tree Fern, is a Malesian tree fern distinguished by the soft, fur-like covering of pale hairs and narrow scales on its stipes and rachis, from which...