Gymnosphaera Blume

First published in Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 242 (1828)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, DR Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, India, Japan, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dong, S.Y. & Zuo, Z.Y. (2018). On the Recognition of Gymnosphaera As a Distinct Genus in Cyatheaceae. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 103: 1-23. MBG press.

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.]

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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
  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0