Distribution of Cyathea in Asia
(excluding Malaysia)

Subgen.
Cyathea
   Sect.
Cyathea
C. borneensis   C D N x
C. chinensis   B C E H J K O 
C. hookeri   L     
C. latebrosa   D F N  
C. loheri   M x
C. nilgirensis   H        
C. sinuata   L    
C. spinulosa   B C E H I K M N  
C. walkerae   L    
     var. tripinnata   L
    
    Sect.
Gymnosphaera
C. andersonii   B E H        
C. gigantea   A C E F H J K L N O x
C. hancockii  G I M   
C. henryi   E H        
C. khasyana   C H        
C. metteniana   E I M   
C. ogurae   I       
C. podophylla   D E F G I J M N O 
C. salletii   O

Subgen.
Sphaeropteris
  
Sect. Sphaeropteris
C. albosetacea   (Nicobar Is.)
C. brunoniana   A C H O 
C. contaminans   C H N x
C. crinita   H L    
C. hainanensis   F          
C. lepifera   G I M x
C. mertensiana   I       
LEGEND

(A) Bangladesh (2 species)
(B) Bhutan (3 species)
(C) Burma (7 species)
(D) Cambodia (3 species)
(E) China (7 species)
(F) China (Hainan) (4 species)
(G) Hong Kong (3 species)
(H) India (10 species)
(I) Japan (7 species)
(J) Laos (3 species)
(K) Nepal (3 species)
(L) Sri Lanka (5 species)
(M) Taiwan (6 species)
(N) Thailand (6 species)
(O) Vietnam (5 species)
(x) Malaysia (5 species)
Classification of the Cyathea

Genus
Cyathea
   Subgenus
Cyathea
      Section
Cyathea
      Section
Gymnosphaera
   Subgenus
Sphaeropteris
      Section
Sphearopteris
         Subsection
Sphaeropteris
         Subsection
Fourniera
      Section
Schizocaena
         Subsection
Schizocaena
         Subsection
Sarcopholis
Locations Referred to in Original Text:
Ceylon = Sri Lanka
East Pakistan = Bangladesh
Formosa = Taiwan