Tree ferns (Cyathea) and palms (Areca) are also found in the understory. From Wordnik.com. [Mindanao montane rain forests] Reference
The understory is rich with ferns, tree-ferns (Cyathea spp.), and mosses. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Howe Island subtropical forests] Reference
Tree ferns in the genus Cyathea are also common in the lower montane forests. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran montane rain forests] Reference
The understory contains Dicranopteris linearis, Freycinetia storckii, and Cyathea spp. tree ferns. From Wordnik.com. [Samoan tropical moist forests] Reference
The principal indicator species include arboreal ferns (Cyathea spp.) and orchids (Linociera spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference
Streams flowing through the grasslands are fringed with tree ferns (Cyathea dregei) and bamboo (Arundinaria sp.). From Wordnik.com. [South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Weinmannia parviflora and Alstonia costata are the dominant tree species, but Cyathea spp. tree ferns, Fitchia spp. From Wordnik.com. [Society Islands tropical moist forests] Reference
Included in the endemic species are two tree ferns, Cyathea milnei and the rare and declining Cyathea kermadecensis. From Wordnik.com. [Kermadec Islands subtropical moist forests] Reference
Tree ferns, Cyathea camerooniana and Marattia fraxinea, and the bamboo, Oxythenanthera abyssinica, are also important here. From Wordnik.com. [Guinean montane forests] Reference
Below 3,500 meters, there are the so-called cloud forests with the presence of bamboo (Chusquea) and arboreal ferns (Cyathea spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Peruvian Yungas] Reference
The understory layer is formed of small trees such as Miconia sp. and a third layer of Piper ecuadorensis, Cyathea sp. and Bocconia sp. From Wordnik.com. [Sangay National Park, Ecuador] Reference
Here there are 11 native orchid species, and endemic tree ferns Cyathea weatherbyana occupy collapsed lava tubes and other small potholes. From Wordnik.com. [Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador] Reference
Tree ferns are also important and include Cyathea binayana and C. pukuana, which form distinctive groves that support many epiphytic ferns. From Wordnik.com. [Seram rain forests] Reference
This forest has not been thoroughly studied, but canopy trees include Cyathea ponapeana, Elaeocarpus carolinensis, and Astronidium kusaianum. From Wordnik.com. [Carolines tropical moist forests] Reference
Kotschya ochreata var ochreata, Monechma depauperatum, Dissotis elliotii, Dissotis fructicosa, and the tree ferns, Cyathea manniana and Cyathea dregei. From Wordnik.com. [Guinean montane forests] Reference
Ceratostemma, Daphane, Smilacinae, Cyathea, some of the Begoniae, the large flowered Cyrtandraceae, Umbelliferae are sure indications of considerable elevation. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
This extremely dense forest has a canopy of about 7 m is dominated by tree ferns (Cyathea spp.), Dysoxylum gillespianum, Hernandia moerenhoutiana, Fagraea spp. From Wordnik.com. [Fiji tropical moist forests] Reference
Common understory species include Pandanus aimiriikensis, Ixora casei, Eugenia cuminii, Osmoxylon oliveri, Manilkara udoido, Symplocos racemosa, and Cyathea lunulata. From Wordnik.com. [Palau tropical moist forests] Reference
In some areas, over-exploitation of selected forest species for decorative purposes, such as palms and Cyathea tree ferns, can critically undermine the forest's integrity. From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar lowland forests] Reference
This upland forest can be divided into two major associations, with a Maesa carolinensis association at the lower altitudes (450 to 680 m), and a Cyathea ponapeana/Pandanus patina association on the upper slopes. From Wordnik.com. [Carolines tropical moist forests] Reference
Cyathea (dentata) froude subbipinnata, pinnulis ovatis obtusis inciso-dentatis muticis. From Wordnik.com. [Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas] Reference
Cyathea (fragilis) fronde bipinnata, pinnulis pinnatiHdis inciso-serratis, floribus sparsis. From Wordnik.com. [Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas] Reference
This and the Cyathea excelsa of the Mauritius, are the most majestic of all the fern-trees described by botanists. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference
Common species include Cyathea spp. From Wordnik.com. [Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica] Reference
Cyathea montana. From Wordnik.com. [Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas] Reference
Meniscium arborescens, Aspidium caducum, A. rostratum, Cyathea villosa, and C. speciosa.). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference
On waterlogged plateaus, representative plants include Parinari capensis, Myrsine africana, Protea welwitschii, Dissotis canescens, Cyathea spp. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Laurinea arborea, Bambusa monogynia, Rubus moluccanus: Frutex Ruscordeus, Loranthus, Anthistiria arundinacea, Melastoma, Cyathea, Compositae, Conyzoideae two or three. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
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