Cyathea epaleata (Holttum) Holttum (1982: 386)

Lehnert, Marcus, 2011, Species of Cyathea in America related to the western Pacific species C. decurrens, Phytotaxa 26, pp. 39-59 : 44

5. Cyathea epaleata (Holttum) Holttum (1982: 386) . Cyathea decurrens (Hook.) Copel. subsp. epaleata

Holttum (1964: 249). Type :— FRENCH POLYNESIA. Tahiti : Papenoo , Orofena, Grant 4233 (holotype K). Distribution and habitat: —Tahiti, rare in ridge top forests above 700 m. Remarks: —This species apparently produces lateral shoots regularly ( Fig. 1 ) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Trunk morphology. A. Cyathea croftii, Prov. West Papua, Indonesia (© Marcus Lehnert). B–C. Cyathea epaleata, Moorea, Tahiti (© Joel Nitta); B. Detail of trunk apex; C. Detail of lateral bud. D. Cyathea howeana, cultivated in Perth, Australia (© Neville Crawford). E. Cyathea arnecornelii, showing new flush of fronds, Prov. La Paz, Bolivia (© Marcus Lehnert). F. Cyathea vilhelmii, showing pale, spreading scales on trunk apex and petioles, Prov. Zamora- Chinchipe, Ecuador (© Marcus Lehnert). G. Cyathea cicatricosa, type plant, New Caledonia (reproduced from Holttum & Edwards 1982, © Kew Publishing). H. Cyathea moranii, Prov. Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (© Marcus Lehnert). J. Cyathea xenoxyla, showing strong similarity with A. and B., Prov. Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (© Marcus Lehnert).