Cibotium schiedei
| Cibotium schiedei | |
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| Cibotium schiedei at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cibotiaceae |
| Genus: | Cibotium |
| Species: | C. schiedei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cibotium schiedei Schltdl. & Cham.
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Cibotium schiedei, common name Mexican tree fern, is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Cibotium is derived from the Greek kibootion, meaning chest or box, while the epithet schiedei honors the German physician and botanist Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede (1798–1836).
Description
[edit]Cibotium schiedei is a tropical species reaching a height of 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft). It is a very slow growing tree fern, usually with a prostrate trunk covered with hairs. The light green fronds have quite elongated pinnae.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species can be found growing in damp cloud and montane forests of southeastern Mexico, at an elevation of 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) above sea level.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forest Ferns". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. ISBN 0881926302.
- ^ Catalogue of Life
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