Sphaeropteris glauca (common name pakong buaya; synonym Cyathea contaminans) is a tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae. It is the largest tree fern in Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula sometimes being over 20 m (66 ft) tall. Mature specimens have "curious multi-branched crowns". Whether this branching is dichotomous or axil was not stated. It normally grows in full sun or brilliant shade.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sphaeropteris glauca being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyathea arborea
- Sphaeropteris lepifera
- Cyathea conjugata
- Cyathea costaricensis
- Sphaeropteris cooperi
- Sphaeropteris excelsa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Cyatheaceae
- Genus
- Sphaeropteris
- Species
- Sphaeropteris glauca
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