Culcita (Noun)
Meaning
Includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Culcita dubia is a species of fern that is native to the tropical Americas, from southern Mexico to Ecuador and northern Venezuela.
- Dicksonia lanata and culcita have been synonymized in some classifications.
- In southwestern Europe and the Atlantic islands, Culcita coniifolia can be found in shaded, moist environments.
- Culcita diversifolia is a terrestrial fern that grows in Malaysia and can grow up to 2 meters in height.
- The tropical regions of Polynesia are home to several species of culcita, which are often difficult to distinguish due to their similar morphological characteristics.