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 commersoniana Fée Mémoires sur les familles des fougères, cinquième Mémoire, Genera Filicum 352 (1850-1852). — Type : “Habitat in insula Mauritii”, Commerson 1773 . REMARKS We were unable to trace the type material. According to Fée’s description, the species is likely to be close to or identical with Cyathea borbonica Desv. s.l. Kuhn (1868: 163) places Cyathea commersoniana in synonymy to Cyathea canaliculata var. latifolia Hook. citing Goudot s.n. ( Madagascar ) and Commerson 1773 ( Mauritius ) as only specimens. Without access to the original material we are not in a position to confirm this judgement.