Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Cyatheales
Genus:
Species:
eggersii
ID:
1123784

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hieron.

Source:
tro

Year:
1904

Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34(4): 438 (1904)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001123122



Common Names

  • Cyathea Eggersii
  • Eggersii Cyathea
  • Cyathea


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Description

Cyathea eggersii (also called Eggers' Tree Fern, among many other common names) is a fern species native to Central and South America. It is a medium-sized tree fern with a stout trunk and fronds that are lanceolate to ovate in shape. It grows in moist, shady habitats, often near streams.

Uses & Benefits

Cyathea eggersii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used to make medicine to treat fever, headache, and other conditions.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Cyathea eggersii has small, yellowish-brown flowers, with the seed being a small, dark brown, globose spore. The seedlings are short-lived and have a single frond.

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Where to Find Cyathea eggersii

Cyathea eggersii is native to India, China, and Southeast Asia.

Species in the Cyathea genus

Cyathea abbreviata, Cyathea alstonii, Cyathea ameristoneura, Cyathea asplenioides, Cyathea atrocastanea, Cyathea bella, Cyathea bernardii, Cyathea brachyphylla, Cyathea chamaedendron, Cyathea croftii, Cyathea ctenitoides, Cyathea cumingii, Cyathea dealbata, Cyathea dejecta, Cyathea elliottii, Cyathea epaleata, Cyathea exilis, Cyathea feeana, Cyathea flexuosa, Cyathea grantii, Cyathea grata, Cyathea hirsutissima, Cyathea holdrigeana, Cyathea hymenophylloides, Cyathea iheringii, Cyathea incognita, Cyathea jacobsii, Cyathea karsteniana, Cyathea lathamii, Cyathea leprieurii, Cyathea leucofolis, Cyathea microphyllodes, Cyathea miersii, Cyathea minuta, Cyathea myriotricha, Cyathea nothofagorum, Cyathea obtusa, Cyathea paucifolia, Cyathea pilozana, Cyathea polystichoides, Cyathea scabra, Cyathea sessilifolia, Cyathea setchellii, Cyathea srilankensis, Cyathea strigillosa, Cyathea tepuiana, Cyathea trichomanoides, Cyathea trinitensis, Cyathea universitatis, Cyathea whitmeei,

Species in the Cyatheaceae family

Alsophila acanthophora, Alsophila acuminata, Alsophila alderwereltii, Alsophila alleniae, Alsophila alta, Alsophila aneitensis, Alsophila apoensis, Alsophila archboldii, Alsophila baroumba, Alsophila borneensis, Alsophila boytelii, Alsophila brausei, Alsophila brevipinna, Alsophila buennemeijeri, Alsophila callosa, Alsophila catillifera, Alsophila celsa, Alsophila cicatricosa, Alsophila cincinnata, Alsophila cinerea, Alsophila coactilis, Alsophila confinis, Alsophila costalisora, Alsophila crinita, Alsophila cubensis, Alsophila cucullifera, Alsophila cunninghamii, Alsophila deckenii, Alsophila dicksonioides, Alsophila doctersii, Alsophila edanoi, Alsophila eriophora, Alsophila everta, Alsophila excavata, Alsophila fagildei, Alsophila ferdinandii, Alsophila ferruginea, Alsophila foersteri, Alsophila geluensis, Alsophila glaberrima, Alsophila gleichenioides, Alsophila grangaudiana, Alsophila halconensis, Alsophila havilandii, Alsophila hooglandii, Alsophila hookeri, Alsophila horridula, Alsophila humilis, Alsophila hymenodes, Alsophila imbricata,