Talk:Sphaeropteris cooperi

ref to Cibotium in Hawaii irrelevant, unless...
After the statement about C. cooperi's invasiveness, I removed:

"The Hawaiian Islands are home to four species of endemic tree fern of the genus Cibotium (Dicksoniaceae)."

...as it seemed irrelevant without a context.

A relevant context would be that C.c. threatens the existence and habitat of endemic Cibotium in Hawaii, but I don't have a ready reference, so won't include this statement.

Other interested parties may see:

Notes on the Status of an Invasive Australian Tree Fern (Cyathea cooperi) in Hawaiian Rain Forests A. C. Medeiros, L. L. Loope, T. Flynn, S. J. Anderson, L. W. Cuddihy, K. A. Wilson American Fern Journal, Vol. 82, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1992), pp. 27-33 doi:10.2307/1547758

...or other sources to see if such a statement could be supported by the literature.

philiptdotcom 18:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)