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Cyathea dregei
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Muhohwa river above Chikukwa, Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau below Mt pheza, Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau below Gogogo, Mt Gorongosa
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Rocky ridge on plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
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Upper Jizira River valley, Mt Gorongosa
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Upper Jizira River valley, Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R. M. Tryon Cyathea angolensis Welw. ex Hook. Cyathea burkei Hook. Cyathea dregei Kunze var. polyphlebia (Baker) C.Chr. Cyathea dregei Kunze var. segregata (Baker) C.Chr |
| Common names: | Grassland tree fern (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree fern. Caudex thick, stout, 5 m × 45 cm. Fronds coriaceous, in whorls. Stem without spines and without aphlebia in the crown of the caudex. Stipe rough, 30-45 cm long, pale matt brown; basal castaneous, shiny, twisted, up to 40 mm long, apices attenuate. Lamina 1.5-3 m × 0.5-0.7 m, 3-pinnatifid to 3-pinnate, elliptic in outline. Ultimate lobes adnate along the costules, oblong, acute, somewhat falcate, margins entire to minutely lobed; costules and veins below with light brown hair-like scales. Sori up to 10 per lobe, round, cup-shaped, situated in 2 rows along each side of the costule; indusium cup-shaped. |
| Notes: | This species has a thick trunk and tendency to grow in full sun |
| Derivation of specific name: | dregeana: after Johann Franz Drège (1794-1881), German horticulturalist, botanical collector and explorer who worked extensively in South Africa. |
| Habitat: | Full sun along open streambanks in high rainfall grassland, occasionaly in scrub along mountain streams and forest edge. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Bioko, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascan region |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form: | Te |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 22 June 2012 |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 84 - 86. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 72 - 73. (Includes a picture). Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 270 - 271. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 201 - 202. As Alsophila (Kunze) Tryon (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Pages 80 - 81. Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 6. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 86. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 63. As Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tyron Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Page 74. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Cyathea dregei:
African Plant Database: Cyathea dregeiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cyathea dregei
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cyathea dregei
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cyathea dregei
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cyathea dregei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyathea dregei
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyathea dregei
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cyathea dregei
Tropicos: Cyathea dregei
West African Plants database: Cyathea dregei
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