Cyathea arborea (vernacular English: West Indian treefern, vernacular Spanish: helecho gigante or palo camarón) is a plant of the family Cyatheaceae in the order Cyatheales.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of West Indian Treefern 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
- Sphaeropteris glauca
- Sphaeropteris lepifera
- Sphaeropteris cooperi
- Cyathea costaricensis
- Cyathea conjugata
- Sphaeropteris intermedia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Cyatheaceae
- Genus
- Cyathea
- Species
- Cyathea arborea
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