Wednesday 11 March 2009

Cyathea australis

Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin
Domin, K. (1929) Pteridophyta: 262 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Alsophila australis R.Br. Tindale, M.D. (1956) The Cyatheaceae of Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(4): 349-353
basionym: Alsophila australis R.Br. synonym: Cyathea loddigesii (Kunze) Domin synonym: Alsophila loddigesii Kunze synonym: Cyathea australis var. glauca (F.M.Bailey) Domin synonym: Alsophila australis var. glauca F.M.Bailey Holttum, R.E. (1964) The tree-ferns of the genus Cyathea in Australiasia and the Pacific. Blumea 12(2): 244
basionym: Alsophila australis R.Br. synonym: Cyathea loddigesii (Kunze) Domin synonym: Alsophila loddigesii Kunze Wilson, P.G. in Harden, G.J. (Ed) (1990), Flora of New South Wales 1: 43
Common Name: Rough Tree FernWrigley, J. & Fagg, M. (1996), Australian Native Plants: propagation, cultivation and use in landscaping Edn. 4. Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (Ed) (1998), Flora of Australia 48: 198, Figs 25, 60, 62, Map 168
basionym: Alsophila australis R.Br. synonym: Cyathea loddigesii (Kunze) Domin synonym: Alsophila loddigesii Kunze CHAH (2006), Australian Plant Census
basionym: Alsophila australis R.Br. synonym: Cyathea loddigesii (Kunze) Domin synonym: Alsophila loddigesii Kunze synonym: Cyathea australis var. glauca (F.M.Bailey) Domin synonym: Alsophila australis var. glauca F.M.Bailey
APC Comment: A reputed hybrid between C. australis and C. cunninghamii is the basis for C. X marcescens N.A.Wakef. (Bostock, 1998). Subspecies rank not currently used in this species in Qld, NSW.APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
synonym of: Cyathea leichhardtiana (F.Muell.) Copel.

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