Cyathea sect. Sphaeropteris

Sphaeropteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea
Subgenus: Sphaeropteris
Bernhardi, 1801
Section: Sphaeropteris
Bernhardi, 1801

Sphaeropteris is a section in the monotypic subgenus Sphaeropteris. The name was originally applied to a genus of tree ferns which is now considered to be synonymous with Cyathea.

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