Metaxya
| Metaxya | |
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| Metaxya rostrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Metaxyaceae Pic.Serm. 1970 |
| Genus: | Metaxya C.Presl |
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| Metaxyaceae distribution | |
The Metaxyaceae is a neotropical family of ferns in the order Cyatheales containing a single genus, Metaxya. The two species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach eight feet (2.5 m.) in length.
References
- ↑ A.R.Sm. & Tuomisto: Metaxya lanosa, a Second Species in the Genus and Fern Family Metaxyaceae Systematic Botany 26(3) 2001
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