Cyatheaceae
Black tree fern
Sphaeropteris medullaris
- Family
- Cyatheaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeropteris
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- كياثون جماري
- English
- Black tree fern
- Japanese
- ママク
- Māori
- Mamaku, Silver Fern
Synonyms
- Alsophila extensa Desv.
- Cyathea cumingii Baker
- Cyathea medullaris (G.Forst.) Sw.
- Cyathea medullaris var. integra Hook.
- Cyathea medullaris var. polyneuron (Colenso) C.Chr.
- Cyathea polyneuron Colenso
- Polypodium medullare G.Forst.
Photos
Photo: wikimedia user gerald.w, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.