Cyathea amabilis (C.V.Morton) Lehnert, 2012

Lehnert, Marcus, 2012, A synopsis of the species of Cyathea (Cyatheaceae-Polypodiopsida) with pinnate to pinnate-pinnatifid fronds, Phytotaxa 61 (1), pp. 17-36 : 23

Cyathea amabilis (C.V.Morton) Lehnert , comb. nov.

Basionym: Hemitelia amabilis Morton (1951: 10) . Cnemidaria amabilis (C.V.Morton) Tryon (1970: 52) . Type:— VENEZUELA. Monagas: NE of Caripe, 13 April 1945, Steyermark 62042 (holotype US-photo F,- photo GH, isotypes F, VEN n.v.).

Distribution and habitat: — Venezuela at 400–1400 m. Cloud forests, thriving on ridges and in disturbed sites.

Cyathea andicola Domin (1930: 91) , nom. nov. for Hemitelia quitensis Domin (1929c: 215) , not Cyathea quitensis ( Christensen 1905: 47) Domin (1929b: 263) . Cnemidaria quitensis (Domin) Tryon (1970: 52) . Type:— ECUADOR. Pichincha: “In Andibus Quitensis,” 1875, Sodiro s.n. (holotype K).

Distribution and habitat: — Colombia and Ecuador at 100–1100(–1450) m. In wet forests on the western flanks of the Andes.

Cyathea aristata Domin (1930: 93) , nom. nov. for Hemitelia apiculata Hooker ( Hooker & Baker 1865: 29), not Cyathea apiculata ( Rosenstock 1914: 213) Domin (1929b: 262) . Cnemidaria apiculata (Hook.) Stolze (1974: 40) . Type:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: Sierra San Pedro Nolasco, Talea, 1843–1844, Jürgensen 873 (holotype Kfragment NY, -fragment US, isotype P-photo F).

Distribution and habitat: — Mexico at 1100–1700 m.

Cyathea assurgens Tryon (1986: 43) . Type:— ECUADOR. Carchi: San Marcos de los Coaiqueres , on trail Chical-Tobar Donoso , 1000 m, Øllgaard, Illum, Korning & Thomsen 57570 (holotype AAU, isotype GH).

Distribution and habitat: — Colombia and Ecuador, Chocó-Esmeraldas region, at 400–1050 m. Climber in dense understory, perhumid mountain rainforests.

Cyathea aterrima (Hooker [in Hooker & Baker] 1866: 38) Domin (1929b: 262). bipinnate-pinnatifid species ( Lehnert 2011b)

Distribution and habitat: — Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, at 320–1500(–2000) m. Locally frequent, on limestone and sandstone.

Cyathea bella (Mett.) Domin (1929b: 263) . Hemitelia bella Mettenius (1856: 110) . Cnemidaria bella (Mett.) Tryon (1970: 52) . Type:—Cultivated at the Botanical Garden Leipzig (holotype LZ, destroyed, lectotype K, here designated, isolectotypes MO, P, US)

Distribution and habitat: —Known only from cultivated plants.

Cyathea bipinnatifida (Baker) Domin (1929b: 262) . Alsophila bipinnatifida Baker (1874: 456) . Type :— GUYANA. “British Guiana”, without date, Appun 1032 (holotype K-fragment NY, isotype P).

Alsophila pubescens Baker (1868: 449) . Trichipteris pubescens (Baker) Tryon (1970: 46) . Cyathea pubens Domin (1929b: 263) , nom. nov. for Alsophila pubescens Baker , not Cyathea pubescens Kuhn (1869: 164) . Type:— PERU: San Martin: Mt. Guayrapurima, Tarapoto, Aug 1856, Spruce 4712 (lectotype K, chosen by Barrington (1978: 52), -fragment NY, isolectotypes BM, GH, NY, P).

Distribution and habitat: — Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia at (430–)700–2200(–3450) m. Common in humid mountain forests.