Cyathea trichophora
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Description
Hairs rather abundant on lower surface of pinna-rachis and costae, sometimes on costules;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sarawak present); Philippines (Philippines present), Malaysia present, N. Borneo present
Malaysia: Philippines (throughout), Borneo (Sarawak and N. Borneo).
Notes
The type of C. bipinnatifida (from Basilan I.) is from a young plant, with simply pinnate frond bearing few sori; the upper pinnae are closely similar to pinnules of other specimens referable to C. trichophora. It may be that C. trichophora and C. elliptica should be united; the latter has a different distribution of hairs and has apparently only been found at higher altitudes.