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Cyatheaceae
plant family
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annotated classification
- In fern: Annotated classification
ferns) Family Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ferns) Stems erect and mostly trunklike (to 25 metres, [82 feet]) or less commonly creeping or sprawling to short-ascending, scaly near the tip (sometimes also hairy) and usually with a mantle of roots; leaves mostly large (up to 5 metres [about 16…
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tree fern
- In tree fern
…primarily members of the families Cyatheaceae (five genera) and Dicksoniaceae (three genera) in the division Polypodiophyta. Hypotheses on the classification of tree ferns have evolved as new species and new information on the relationships between genera have been discovered. In addition to the two main families given above, the tree…
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