Metaxya rostrata

Metaxya rostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Metaxyaceae
Genus: Metaxya
Species:
M. rostrata
Binomial name
Metaxya rostrata
Synonyms[1]
  • Alsophila blechnoides Hook.
  • Alsophila blechnoides var. polycarpa Hook.
  • Alsophila rostrata (Kunth) Mart.
  • Amphidesmium blechnoides Klotzsch
  • Amphidesmium blechnoides var. polycarpum (Hook.) T.Moore
  • Amphidesmium rostratum (Kunth) J.Sm.
  • Aspidium rostratum Kunth (1816)
  • Cyathea blechnoides Domin
  • Polypodium blechnoides Rich.
  • Polypodium humboldtii Poir.
  • Polypodium rostratum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Metaxya rostrata is a species of fern in the family Metaxyaceae. It is native to northern Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.[1] It can be found in all five natural regions of Colombia.[2] It is characterized by its large fronds that are 1–2 m long.

The species was first described as Aspidium rostratum by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1816. In 1836 Carl Borivoj Presl placed the species in genus Metaxya as M. rostrata.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Metaxya rostrata (Kunth) C.Presl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia Metaxya rostrata (Kunth) C.Presl.
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