Cyathea angiensis
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Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present, Buru present, Malaysia present
Malaysia: Moluccas (Buru), New Guinea.
Notes
A specimen from Sepik District, Territory of New Guinea (Darbyshire & Hoogland 8191) bears the following information: "fronds immediately fully deciduous, the leaf- scars in distinct orthostiches (8). 12 fronds in 3 whorls of 4, the outer whorl old, the middle whorl young fertile, the upper whorl not yet fully expanded, within each whorl the fronds very closely of the same age". Darbyshire 384 has similar information, but fronds in whorls of 5. If I have correctly identified these specimens, the following characters distinguish this species from C. contaminans: fronds in whorls of 4 or 5, old fronds immediately and fully caducous. The re- maining specimens referred to C. angiensis do not bear such information.
See also under 140. C. contaminans.
See also under 140. C. contaminans.