Cnemidaria grandifolia

Cnemidaria grandifolia is a species of tree fern, whose natural distribution ranges from Trinidad and Tobago to the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela. It grows at the edge of forests, on stream banks, and on mountainsides at an altitude of 300–1100 m.

Cnemidaria grandifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Pteridophyta
Class:
Pteridopsida
Order:
Cyatheales
Family:
Cyatheaceae
Genus:
Cnemidaria
Species:
C. grandifolia
Binomial name
Cnemidaria grandifolia
(Willdenow) Proctor, 1961
Synonyms
  • Cyathea grandifolia Willdenow, 1810
  • Hemitelia grandifolia (Willdenow) Spr. ex Maxon , 1912
  • Cyathea minita Kaulfuss, 1824
  • Hemitelia obtusa Kaulfuss, 1824
  • Actinophlebia obtusa Presl, 1848
  • Cyathea obtusa (Kaulfuss) Domin, 1929
  • Cnemidaria kohautiana Presl, 1836
  • Hemitelia kohautiana (Presl) Kunze, 1844
  • Hemistegia kohautiana Presl, 1848
  • Cyathea kohautiana (Presl) Domin, 1929
  • Hemitelia obtusa var. kohautiana (Presl) Domin, 1929
  • Cyathea obtusa var. kohautiana (Domin) Domin, 1930

References
  • Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 74. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
  • The International Plant Names Index: Cnemidaria grandifolia
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