A revision of the fern family Cyatheaceae in the Mascarene Islands Author Janssen, Thomas Author Rakotondrainibe, France text Adansonia 2006 3 28 2 213 241 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5186906 1639-4798 5186906 Cyathea discolor Fée Mémoires sur les familles des fougères, cinquième Mémoire, Genera Filicum 353 (1850-1852), nom. illeg ., non Bory, Voyage autour du monde 1: 218 (1828). — Type : in 1802, Île de France [ Mauritius ], Bory s.n . REMARKS We were unable to trace the type material. According to the protologue, this species is close to Cyathea commersoniana , but the description is not sufficient to hypothesize about an affinity to the currently recognized Mascarene taxa. Kuhn (1868: 163) places this species in synonymy to his Cyathea canaliculata var. rufescens Mett. ex Kuhn , a synonym of C. madagascariensis Kaulf. We are unable to confirm his decision without having access to the original material. Furthermore, we do not consider it useful to propose a replacement name for this later homonym before its status is clarified.