The Parent order is - Cyatheales
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Woody Family Cyatheaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Synonyms -
Authority - Poit. ex Rich.Total Number of genera - 1
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - GymnospermTotal Number of species - 620
Plant forms - Tree ferns
World Distribution - Tropical America
Comments - True Ferns .The exact number of species is not known, Iincludes the world's tallest tree ferns, which reach heights up to 24 m. They are also very ancient plants, appearing in the fossil record in the late Jurassic


Woody Genera of Cyatheaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Alsophia.
2 - Cyathea.
3 - Dioksonia.
4 - Hemitelia.
5 - Nephelea.



End of Listing Woody Families of Cyatheaceae