Cibotium cumingii
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Cibotium cumingii is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium
. It is named after the 19th century colleector, Hugh Cuming
. Its apex and young fronds are covered with reddish hairs. It can be found growing in open forest or in hilly areas in the Philippines
and in Taiwan
.
Cibotium
Cibotium is a genus of eleven species of tropical tree fern—subject to much confusion and revision—distributed fairly narrowly in Hawaii , Southeast Asia , and the cloud forests of Central America and Mexico...
. It is named after the 19th century colleector, Hugh Cuming
Hugh Cuming
Hugh Cuming was an English collector who was interested in natural history, particularly in conchology and botany. He has been described as the "Prince of Collectors"....
. Its apex and young fronds are covered with reddish hairs. It can be found growing in open forest or in hilly areas in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.