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024.0000 Family Cyatheaceae Kaulf.; Wesen Farrenkr. 119 (1827)
4 genera, ca. 700 spp. Recent monographs tended to lump everything in Cyathea s. lat., but PPG-I separates again the 3 genera, and Dong et al. (2018) additionally reinstate Gymnosphaera, followed by Loiseau et al. 2019.
Species listed in database: 714; hybrids: 18
= Alsophilaceae C.Presl; Gefässbündel Farrnkräuter 22 (footnote), 32 (1847)
= Alsophileae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 2): 60 (1898)
= Alsophilinae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. [Pfeiffer] 1(1): 123 (1872)
= Cyatheeae Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet], Bot. 365 (1829)
= Cyatheinae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 67 (1829)
= Cyatheineae Bessey; Bot. High Schools: 376 (1880)
= Cyatheoideae Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 63 (1836)
= Hemiteliinae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. [Pfeiffer] 1(2): 1606 (1874)
= Hymenophyllopsidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 24: 712 (1970)
024.0003 Genus Cyathea Sm.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 416 (1793) (s. str.)
Distribution: Mostly tropical America, very few Old World (Pacific, Papuasia)
Species listed in database: 315; hybrids: 14
= Acanthea Lindig; Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34 (1861)
= Actinophlebia C.Presl; Gefässbündel Farrnkräuter 47 (1847), et Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5, 6: 355 (1848)
= Amphicosmia Gardner; London J. Bot. 1: 441 (1842)
= Chnoophora Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 250 (1824) (nom. superfl.)
= Cnemidaria C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 56 (1836)
= Cnemidopteris Rchb.; Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch (Index gen et subgen.): 148, 235 (1841)
= Cormophyllum Newman; Phytologist 5: 237 (1856) (nom. superfl.)
= Cyathea subgen.Hymenophyllopsis (K.I.Goebel) Christenh.; Phytotaxa 1: 38 (2009)
= Dichorexia C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 5: 344 (1848)
= Disphenia C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 55 (1836) (nom. superfl.)
= Eatoniopteris J.Bommer; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20(Sess. Extraord.): xix (1874)
= Fourniera J.Bommer; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20(Sess. Extraord.): xix (1874)
= Gymnopremnon Lindig; Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34 (1861)
= Hemistegia C.Presl; Gefässbündel Farrnkräuter 46 (1847), et Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 5: 354 (1848)
= Hemitelia R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 158 (1810)
= Hemiteliella Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 16: 132 (1899)
= Hymenophyllopsis Goebel; Flora 124: 3, 21 (1929)
= Microstegnus C.Presl; Gefässbündel Farrnkräuter 45 (1847), et Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 5: 353 (1848)
= Nephelea R.M.Tryon; Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 37 (1970)
= Schizocaena J.Sm.; Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 2 (1838)
= Thysanobotrya Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 28: 66 (1918)
= Trachypremnon Lindig; Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34 (1861)
= Trichipteris C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 1: 172 (1822)
= xCyathidaria Caluff & Shelton; Willdenowia 32: 282 (2002) (Cnemidaria x Cyathea)

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