Metaxya
Sign in to saveMetaxya is a neotropical genus of ferns in the order Cyatheales. It is the only genus in the family Metaxyaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the genus may be placed in the subfamily Metaxyoideae of a more broadly defined family Cyatheaceae, the family placement used in Plants of the World Online .
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderCyatheales
- FamilyCyatheaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 65
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Collections
- USNM, MO, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MU, UFSC
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Canada, Brazil, Brasil, Venezuela, Guyana, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Metaxyaceae
- Image
- Metaxya rostrata 2.jpg
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Metaxya is a neotropical genus of ferns in the order Cyatheales. It is the only genus in the family Metaxyaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the genus may be placed in the subfamily Metaxyoideae of a more broadly defined family Cyatheaceae, the family placement used in Plants of the World Online .
The species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach 8 ft (2.5 m) in length.
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