Cyatheaceae
Sphaeropteris

Sphaeropteris medullaris (G.Forst.) Bernh.

First published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 122 (1801)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand to S. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Fiji, Marquesas, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pitcairn Is., Society Is., Tubuai Is., Vanuatu

Introduced into:

Madeira

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Cyathea medullaris.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1964 St. John, H. [16659] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647699 No
Mar 1, 1964 Grant, M.L. [4471] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647691 No
Mar 1, 1964 Quayle, E.H. [1215] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647700 No
Mar 1, 1964 Beechey [s.n.] New Caledonia Cyathea medullaris K000647706 Syntype Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Bidwell [s.n.] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Christophersen, E. [804] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638798 No
Mar 1, 1964 Grant, M.L. [3526] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000638807 No
Mar 1, 1964 Beechey [s.n.] New Caledonia Cyathea medullaris K000647707 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Smith, A.C. [4856] Fiji Cyathea medullaris K000638797 No
Mar 1, 1964 St. John, H.; Maireau, J. [15397] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647696 No
Mar 1, 1964 St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [14151] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647694 No
Mar 1, 1964 Cuming, H. [1393] Cyathea medullaris K000647704 Lectotype Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647690 No
Mar 1, 1964 St. John, H. [14978] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647710 Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Stokes, A.M. [86] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647697 No
Mar 1, 1964 McCoy, W.D. [s.n.] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647702 Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Grant, M.L. [3526] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000638806 No
Mar 1, 1964 Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. [461] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647701 No
Mar 1, 1964 Matthews, A. [7] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647705 Syntype Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Smith, A.C. [6123] Fiji Cyathea medullaris K000638795 No
Mar 1, 1964 Fosberg, F.R.; Christian, B. [11241] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647703 Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Whitmee, S.J. [199] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638801 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Whitmee, S.J. [199] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638800 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1964 St. John, H. [16361] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647698 No
Mar 1, 1964 Fosberg, F.R.; Christian, B. [11241] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647709 Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [2176] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638799 No
Mar 1, 1964 Smith, A.C. [4856] Fiji Cyathea medullaris K000638796 No
Mar 1, 1964 Quayle, E.H. [X] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647708 Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Vaupel, F. [471] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638803 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Vaupel, F. [471] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638802 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Vaupel, F. [471] Samoa Cyathea medullaris K000638804 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1963 anonymous [453] Pacific Cyathea medullaris K000638794 No
Feb 1, 1951 St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [14145] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000647692 No
Jan 10, 1950 Forster, P.I. [s.n.] New Zealand Cyathea medullaris K000061805 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 10, 1950 Forster, P.I. [s.n.] New Zealand Cyathea medullaris K000061806 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colenso, W. [1780] New Zealand Cyathea medullaris K000061807 Lectotype Yes
Colenso, W. [s.n.] New Zealand Cyathea medullaris K000061808 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colenso, W. [s.n.] New Zealand Cyathea medullaris K000061809 Unknown Type Material Yes
Florence; Waldren [11044] Pitcairn Islands Cyathea medullaris K000647711 Yes
St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [14145] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000638805 No
Bidwell [s.n.] French Polynesia Cyathea medullaris K000061810 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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