Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13124 Cyatheaceae 
Cyathea werneri Ros. 
keys to here on Holttum, form without bullate scales; 
conspecific series 13124, 14881 
Morobe Province; foothills NW of the Waria River; 
alluvial terraces along Pao streambed by Yai Village, 
colls, centered on 7° 57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, elev. 150 
m. 
collection sequence 13115-13133; terrestrial fern; 
caudex suberect, basal scales setiferous on margin; 
stipes black, prickly; leaves brittle, shiny dark green 
above, medium green beneath. 
coll: W. Takeuchi et al. 13124 
date: June 4, 1999 
det.: WT, June 2001 
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