Cyathea bicrenata
Liebm.
Bicrenate treefern
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Description
Cyathea bicrenata, known as the bicrenate treefern, is a tropical tree fern in the Cyatheaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The pulp and starch are edible portions.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Alsophila bicrenata (Liebm.) E.Fourn.Alsophila ichtiolepsis ChristAlsophila ochroleuca ChristAlsophila pansamalana MaxonAlsophila scabriuscula MaxonAlsophila stipularis ChristCyathea aphlebioides ChristCyathea stipularis (Christ) DominTrichipteris bicrenata (Liebm.) R.M.TryonTrichipteris pansamalana (Maxon) R.M.TryonTrichipteris scabriuscula (Maxon) R.M.TryonTrichipteris stipularis (Christ) R.M.Tryon
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 185
- Kew Plants of the World On line
