characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data indicate the order is monophyletic. Some species in the Cyatheales have tree-like growth forms...

Cyatheales, to which belong the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ferns), Dicksoniaceae, Metaxyaceae, and Cibotiaceae. It is estimated that Cyatheales...

Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. The genus name Cyathea is derived from the Greek kyatheion, meaning "little...

Cronquist et al. to include all ferns). The common ancestor of Salviniales, Cyatheales and Polypodiales went through a whole genome duplication. Later classifications...

angiosperms. Remarkably, the photoreceptor neochrome in the two orders Cyatheales and Polypodiales, integral to their adaptation to low-light conditions...

family of ferns, the scaly tree ferns, one of eight families in the order Cyatheales in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively...

Dicksonia is a genus of tree ferns in the order Cyatheales. It is regarded as related to Cyathea, but is considered to retain more primitive traits, dating...

– 3 extant families Order Salviniales Link – 2 extant families Order Cyatheales A.B.Frank – 8 extant families Order Polypodiales Link – 26 extant families...

has recently been reinterpreted as an early relative of the group. The Cyatheales, the group containing most modern tree ferns, appeared during the Late...

trunks with large spirally arranged leaves. Some of the tree ferns, order Cyatheales, have tall straight trunks, growing up to 20 metres (66 ft), but these...