Alsophila smithii
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| Illustration of Cyathea smithii from The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror. | |
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| Species: | C. smithii
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| Cyathea smithii J. D. Hooker, 1854
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Cyathea smithii,[1] commonly known as the Soft Tree Fern or Katote, is a species of tree fern.
Distribution and ecology
The species natural distribution covers North Island, South Island, Stewart Island/Rakiura, and the Chatham Islands of New Zealand south to the Auckland Islands. It is common in montane forest, with populations from the southern regions of its range growing in lowland forest. In the Westland forests of South Island, C. smithii occurs in the understory of certain broadleaf/podocarp forests.[2]
References
- John E. Braggins and Mark F. Large. 2004. Tree Ferns. Timber Press, Inc., p. 260. ISBN 0-88192-630-2
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- The International Plant Names Index: Cyathea smithii