Clades:
Cyatheales;
Cyatheidae;
Equisetanae;
Pteridophyta;
Plants.
Members: Alsophila ± 300 species., Cyathea ± 360 species, Gymnosphaera ± 30 species, Sphaeropteris ± 110 species.
TaxonomyIn the PPG 1 classification
Cyatheaceae is a monophyletic family in the order
Cyatheales.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Cyatheaceae is placed in the order
Cyatheales. It are placed in
Subphase 4, tentatively.
BotanyFern; treelike; hairs.
Sporangia: single-layered with annulus: leptosporangia; endospore 2-layered.
Sori: often terminal on veins.
Stages Remedies6
Cyathea tomentosissima10
Sphaeropteris cooperix
Cyathea australisx
Cyathea dealbatax
Cyathea felinax
Sphaeropteris medullaris