Elfin Tree Fern (Cyathea dryopteroides)

Photo Credit: J Possley

Global Rank: N/A
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cyatheaceae
State: PR
Nature Serve ID: XXXXXX
Lifeform: Shrub, Tree
Categories of Interest: Ferns
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Cyathea dryopteroides is a small tree fern ~ 2 feet tall with a one inch trunk. The individual fronds are ~ 3 feet long. It grows exclusively in Elfin forests, high in the peaks of the Cordillera Central Mountain Range in Puerto Rico. Cyathea dryopteroides is threatened by the loss/destruction of its habitat.

Where is Elfin Tree Fern (Cyathea dryopteroides) located in the wild?

Habitat:

high humidity, shade, upper montane wet forest

States & Provinces:

Elfin Tree Fern can be found in Puerto Rico

Which CPC Partners conserve Elfin Tree Fern (Cyathea dryopteroides)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

forest cutting communication towers and maintenance roads

01/01/2010

3 populations totaling ca 95 individuals known, all within Toro Negro and Monte Guilarte State Forests