Cyathea squamipes H.Karst., Fl. Col.

Lehnert, Marcus & Kessler, Michael, 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XX. Cyatheaceae, Phytotaxa 334 (2), pp. 118-134 : 129-130

Cyathea squamipes H.Karst., Fl. Col. 1: 199 t. 99, 100. 1861.

= Cyathea caracasana (Klotzsch) Domin var. boliviensis (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 206: 77. 1976.

Range: —Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia (CO, LP).

Ecology: —Very common in montane rainforests and cloud forests; 1150–2900 m. At 1700–1800 m in LP, this species prefers warm, north-facing slopes ( Jones et al. 2011).

Notes: —A common tall species that characterizes the montane rainforest of the Andes. This species has long been known as C. caracasana , but following taxonomic revision of the species group ( Lehnert 2009a), that species is now considered to be restricted to the Greater Antilles and the coastal mountain ranges of northern Colombia and Venezuela. See Lehnert (2009a) for illustration.