Ferns of Barbados

Cyatheaceae

Cyathea arborea (L.) Sm.
Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5:417. 1793.

Basionym: Polypodium arboreum L., Sp. Pl. 2:1092. 1753.

Synonyms of this taxon attributed to Barbados Cyathea arborea Willd.
General Distribution ? Mexico, Colombia, ? Venezuela, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Barbados
Flora of the Lesser Antilles Saba, St.Eustatius, St.Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St.Lucia, St.Vincent, Grenada, Barbados
Ferns of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, St.Thomas, St.John, Tortola
Flora Mesomericana

 

Illustrated description of West Indian tree fern in Hawaii

Typical habitat photo, this one from Grenada

 

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