Cibotium schiedei, common name Mexican tree fern, is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium.

Cibotium schiedei
Cibotium schiedei at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cibotiaceae
Genus: Cibotium
Species:
C. schiedei
Binomial name
Cibotium schiedei
Schltdl. & Cham.

Etymology

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Forest Ferns". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ^ Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins (2004). Tree Ferns. Timber Press. ISBN 0881926302.
  3. ^ Catalogue of Life