Cyathea

Cyathea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
J. E. Smith, 1793
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Acanthea Lindig (1861)
  • Actinophlebia C.Presl (1847)
  • Amphicosmia Gardner (1842)
  • Chnoophora Kaulf. (1824)
  • Cnemidaria C.Presl (1836)
  • Cnemidopteris Rchb. (1841)
  • Cormophyllum Newman (1854 publ. 1857)
  • × Cyathidaria Caluff & Shelton (2002)
  • Dichorexia C.Presl (1848)
  • Disphenia C.Presl (1836)
  • Eatoniopteris J.Bommer (1874)
  • Fourniera J.Bommer (1874)
  • Gymnopremnon Lindig (1861)
  • Hemistegia C.Presl (1847)
  • Hemitelia R.Br. (1810)
  • Hymenophyllopsis K.I.Goebel (1929)
  • Microstegnus C.Presl (1848)
  • Nephelea R.M.Tryon (1970)
  • Schizocaena J.Sm. (1838)
  • Thysanobotrya Alderw. (1918)
  • Trachypremnon Lindig (1861)
  • Trichipteris C.Presl (1822)

Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales.

The genus name Cyathea is derived from the Greek kyatheion, meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds.

  1. ^ Cyathea Sm. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 December 2023.