Based on the recent collection a tree fern Cyathea gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Holttum is reported here for the first time from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Cyathea gigantea, New Record, Andaman
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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2016
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