Cyathea medullaris, now classified as Sphaeropteris medullaris and commonly known as mamaku or black tree fern, is a large tree fern reaching up to 20 meters tall with a trunk as much as 20 centimeters in diameter at breast height. It is distributed across the southwest Pacific from Fiji to Pitcairn Island and is a common plant in the forests of New Zealand.
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Scientific NameSphaeropteris medullaris 1 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Cyathea Medullaris
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vanuatu, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sphaeropteris medullaris
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q15600236 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 339102
Sphaeropteris medullaris, synonym Cyathea medullaris, commonly known as mamaku or black tree fern, is a large tree fern up to 20 m (66 ft) tall with a trunk up to 20 cm diameter at breast height.
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 339102
It is distributed across the south-west Pacific from Fiji to Pitcairn Island and is a common plant found in forests of New Zealand.
View the Source 2. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Sphaeropteris medullaris
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5529626, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5529626, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Cyathea Medullaris
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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