Cyathea
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Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales.
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Cyathea medullaris growing in New Zealand | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Cyatheaceae |
Genus: | Cyathea J. E. Smith, 1793 |
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The genus name Cyathea is derived from the Greek kyatheion, meaning "little cup", and refers to the cup-shaped sori on the underside of the fronds.