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Cyathea hancockii is a species of tree fern native to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, where it grows in forest, on stream banks, and in forest margins at an elevation of about 600 m or higher. Cyathea delgadii is a widespread species of tree fern native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, French Guiana, The order Cyatheales is a Taxonomic division of the Fern subclass Cyatheatae, which includes the tree ferns. The Ryukyu Islands, in Japanese called the (literally Southwest Islands are a chain of Japanese islands in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The trunk of this plant is either prostrate or short and erect. Fronds may be bi- or tripinnate and up to 1. A frond is a large Leaf with many divisions to it and the term is typically used for the leaves of palms Ferns or Cycads A frond is Pinnate is a term used to describe Feather -like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis in Plant or Animal structures and comes Pinnate is a term used to describe Feather -like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis in Plant or Animal structures and comes 5 m in length. Characteristically of this species, the lowest pinnae are usually reduced. The pinna ( Latin for Feather) is the visible part of the Ear that resides outside of the head (this may also be referred to as the auricle or The rachis and stipe are glossy, brown to purple-dark brown in colouration, and bear scales and hairs on the upper surface. Rachis is also the alternate spelling of Ratchis, king of the Lombards 744-749 In Botany, a stipe is a supportive structure that may be the stem-like part of the thallus of a Seaweed or a true leaf stem as in Ferns In most biological nomenclature a scale ( Greek lepid, Latin squama) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an Animal These scales are brown, linear and have rounded bases. Sori occur in two rows, one on either side of the pinnule midvein, and lack indusia. "Sori" redirects here For the commune in Italy see Sori Italy; for the villages in Azerbaijan see Soru and Sors Azerbaijan. SpecialShortpages.-- "Sori" redirects here For the commune in Italy see Sori Italy; for the villages in Azerbaijan see Soru and Sors Azerbaijan.
C. hancockii has entered cultivation although it is still very rare. This species may survive light frosts, but should ideally be grown in rich humus and under shelter. Humus (Origin 1790–1800 Latin: earth ground) is the organic material in Soil lending it a dark brown or black colouration Plants need to be watered well and provided with a consistent supply moisture.
The specific epithet hancockii commemorates William Hancock (1847-1914), who collected numerous plants in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. An epithet (from Greek ἐπίθετον - epitheton, neut of ἐπίθετος - epithetos, "attributed added" is a China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
References
- Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc. , p. 139. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea hancockii
- 臺灣植物概況 - Vascular Plants, p. 61
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