Sphaeropteris feani is a species of tree fern native to the Marquesas Islands and Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.[1]

Sphaeropteris feani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species:
S. feani
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris feani
(E.D.Br.) R.M.Tryon (1970)
Synonyms[1]

Cyathea feani E.D.Br. (1931)

In the Marquesas Islands Sphaeropteris feani, together with the tree Hernandia nukuhivensis and the tree fern Cyathea affinis, is predominant in humid montane forests from 800 to 1000 meters elevation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sphaeropteris feani (E.D.Br.) R.M.Tryon. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Marquesas tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.