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West Indian Treefern

(Cyathea arborea)

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Description

Cyathea arborea (Vernacular English: West Indian treefern Vernacular Spanish: helecho gigante or palo camar?n) is a plant of the Cyatheaceae family in the order of the Cyatheales.Tree ferns are an ancient form of plant life that still survive in tropical forests.This species of tree fern is native to the Caribbean

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order:Cyatheales
Family:Cyatheaceae
Genus:Cyathea
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