Metaxya rostrata

Common name: Metaxya

Family: Metaxyaceae

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Country of Origin: Mexico to South America

Description: Terrestrial fern of Neotropical montane forests. Considered a primitive relative to modern tree ferns.

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Shawn McCourt - Marie Selby BG

Provenance:

Division of MSBG 2001-0253A

Holst# 7613
Holst, Bruce K., Edmondson, Nancy
Belize: Cayo
Coll: 24 Apr 2001, MSBG Spring 2001 Expedition

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Classification:

• Division: Ferns
• Class: Polypodiopsida
• SubClass: Polypodiidae
• Order: Cyatheales
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• Family: Metaxyaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 September, 2019.
2. ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 September, 2019.
3. Yan-Jun Qiu, Richard A. White and Melvin D. Turner, The Developmental Anatomy of Metaxya rostrata (Filicales: Metaxyaceae), American Journal of Botany Vol. 82, No. 8 (Aug., 1995), pp. 969-981 (13 pages). Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 September, 2019.

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