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''Cyathea affinis'' is a variable species of tree fern native to Fiji, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Austral Islands, Tahiti, and the Marquesas Islands. The trunk of this plant is erect and 2-6 m tall. Fronds are bipinnate and 2-3 m in length. The rachis and stipe are pale to brown in colour, or flushed with red towards the pinnule rachis. The stipe is sparsely covered in narrow basal scales, which are pale to dark and have broad fragile edges. Characteristically of this species, the lowest one or two pairs of pinnae may be slightly reduced and occur towards the base of the stipe. Sori are located near the pinnule midvein and are partially or fully covered by indusia, which open towards the pinnule margin. Braggins and Large (2004) note that there is much variation between individual plants of ''C. affinis'' in terms of frond and scale details and ''Cyathea tahitensis'', which is usually regarded as synonymous, may in fact represent a separate species. The closest relatives of ''C. affinis'' appear to be ''Cyathea plagiostegia'' and ''Cyathea solomonensis''. This species differs from the former in its slightly larger size and larger indusia. ''C. affinis'' is not to be confused with ''Cyathea affinis'' (W. J. Hooker & Baker, 1874), a synonym of ''Cyathea medullaris'', nor ''Cyathea affinis'' (Brackenridge, 1854), a synonym of ''Cyathea propinqua''. ''Cyathea affinis'' (M. Martens & Galeotti, 1842) also shares its name with this taxon, but cannot be attributed to any species. Young shoots of ''C. affinis'' are eaten in the Marquesas Islands. ==References== *Braggins, John E. & Large, Mark F. 2004. ''Tree Ferns''. Timber Press, Inc., p. 89. ISBN 0-88192-630-2 *(The International Plant Names Index: ''Cyathea affinis'' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cyathea affinis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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