Cyatheaceae

This compilation of ferns and lycophytes in Brazil is an update of the one published in 2010 in Catalogo de Plantas e Fungos do… Expand

AIM Scaly tree ferns, Cyatheaceae, are a well-supported group of mostly tree-forming ferns found throughout the tropics, the… Expand

A summary is presented of all Peruvian species of scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae). A total of 83 species is native to Peru… Expand

Tree ferns recently were identified as the closest sister group to the hyperdiverse clade of ferns, the polypods. Although most… Expand

Cyathea delgadii Sternb. is a tree fern that grows in primary and secondary forests from Norhteastern to Southern Brazil. This… Expand

Tree ferns are a well-established clade within leptosporangiate ferns. Most of the 600 species (in seven families and 13 genera… Expand

Abstract We describe and illustrate Metaxya lanosa, the second known species in the genus and the fern family Metaxyaceae… Expand

Two new species are described for the Neotropics, four species are newly accepted, and four species and one variety are reported… Expand

Conantiopteris schuchmanii gen. et sp. nov. The specimen, 23.2 cm long and 11.7 cm wide, shows helically arranged persistent… Expand

Pteriodophytes have a longer evolutionary history than any other vascular land plant and, therefore, have endured greater loss of… Expand