Cyathea pungens Domin

Spiny treefern (en), Fougère arborescente (fr)

Species

Pteridophytes > Cyatheales > Cyatheaceae > Cyathea

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cyathea pungens unspecified picture

Distribution

Cyathea pungens world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17313320-1
WFO ID wfo-0001112465
COL ID 32Q7M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 716121
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyathea pterorachis Trichipteris bulligera Cyathea pungens Cyathea willdenowiana Trichipteris infesta Alsophila pungens Alsophila pastazensis Trichipteris pastazensis Polypodium procerum Polypodium pungens Alsophila procera Alsophila infesta Alsophila pterorachis Alsophila bulligera Alsophila obtusa Cyathea gleasonii Cyathea bulligera Cyathea klotzschiana Trichipteris eatonii Cyathea eatonii Alsophila gleasonii Trichipteris gleasonii Trichipteris oblonga Alsophila oblonga Trichipteris obtusa Trichipteris pungens Trichipteris procera Alsophila platyphylla Cyathea infesta Alsophila subaculeata Cyathea oblonga Alsophila eatonii Cyathea pastazensis Alsophila phalerata var. infesta Alsophila infesta var. aberrans Cyathea infesta var. aberrans