Genus: 1 species.
Clades: Thyrsopteridoideae;
Thyrsopteridaceae;
Culcitaceae;
Cyatheales.
Region: Chile.
BotanyFern; tree fern.
TaxonomyThyrsopteridaceae in the Pteridophyte
Phylogeny Group classification of 2016. Alternatively, the genus may be placed in the subfamily Thyrsopteridoideae of a more broadly defined family
Cyatheaceae.