Cyathea gigantea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala & more
How to identify Cyathea gigantea
Identify Cyathea gigantea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large tree fern with a tall trunk.
- Confirm leaf type: Tripinnately compound.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyatheaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cyathea gigantea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyathea gigantea
- Genus
- Cyathea
- Family
- Cyatheaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Tripinnately compoundrecordedThree times pinnately divided; the leaflets of a bipinnate leaf are themselves pinnate.“Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and usually 2–3 m long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cyathea gigantea itself; the rest are typical of the Cyatheaceae family.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சையாதியா சைசாண்டியா
- Malayalam
- സുവർണ പന്നൽ വൃക്ഷം, Cyathea gigantea, ഗോൾഡൻ ട്രീ ഫേൺ
About Cyathea gigantea
A member of the Cyatheaceae family, Cyathea gigantea is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala and 1 other states.
Cyatheaceae
Cyathea Family
Cyathea gigantea belongs to the Cyatheaceae family.
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