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Alsophila tricolor, synonym Cyathea dealbata, [1] commonly known as the silver fern [2] or silver tree-fern, [3] or as ponga / ˈ p ɒ ŋ ə / or punga / ˈ p ʌ ŋ ə / (from Māori kaponga or ponga), [note 1] is a species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand.
The reverse of the coin was designed by Robert Maurice Conly, [2] and depicted two symbols of New Zealand: a kiwi facing left in the centre, surrounded by four fronds of the silver fern (Cyathea dealbata). Both the kiwi and the silver ferns sat above the legend reading the denomination "ONE DOLLAR".
Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) A species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. Often referred to by its Māori name, ponga, the silver fern has been used to represent New Zealand since the 1880s. [10] National flower: Kōwhai (Sophora tetraptera) Evergreen tree, producing bright yellow flowers in spring.
Many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have been given nicknames, officially or otherwise, based on the iconic status of the All Blacks rugby team, and (mostly in the case of female teams) the silver tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) of their logo. [1]
The silver fern, Alsophila dealbata has become a widely recognised symbol of New Zealand, although it is not an official national symbol. [14] In the 1971 comedy film A New Leaf, Henrietta Lowell (played by Elaine May) is a botanist whose dream is to classify a new species of fern.
Silver fern: Cyathea dealbata Nicaragua: Lemonwood: Calycophyllum candidissimum [53] North Korea: Pine: Pinus [54] Pakistan: Deodar: Cedrus deodara [55] Palestine: Olive: Olea europaea Panama: Panama tree: Sterculia apetala Paraguay: Lapacho: Handroanthus (whole genus) [56] Peru: Cinchona officinalis: Cinchona [57] Philippines: Narra ...
Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) Cordyline australis (Cabbage tree) Animals. Invasive species in New Zealand; List of extinct animals of ...
Three tentative clades have been developed: Alsophila, Cyathea, and Sphaeropteris. These are frequently used as genus names. Cnemidaria, Trichopteris (or Trichipteris), and Nephelea (or Nephelia) have also been suggested as genera. Initially, indusium and scale morphology were used to organize the Cyatheaceae into taxonomic ranks.