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Cibotium regale

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Cibotium regale
Frond of Cibotium regale at the 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. regale
Binomial name
Cibotium regale
Verschaff. & Lem.
Synonyms
  • Cibotium guatemalense Kuhn
  • Cibotium wendlandii Mett. ex Kuhn
  • Dicksonia guatemalensis (Kuhn) Baker
  • Dicksonia regalis (Verschaff. & Lem.) Baker
  • Dicksonia wendlandii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker
  • Cibotium spectabile (Hort.)[1][2]
Cibotium regale at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova

Cibotium regale, common name royal cibotium or royal Mexican tree fern, is a species of tropical tree fern belonging to the family Cibotiaceae.

Description

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Cibotium regale can reach a height of 2–6 m (6 ft 7 in – 19 ft 8 in) and a diameter of 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft). Leaves are bipinnate, lanceolate, and arranged opposite one another. The beautiful fronds are deep-bluish green and almost angular. Frond bases are covered with hairs. This plant prefers medium shade, moisture, and organic soils.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador.

References

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  1. ^ William Jackson Hooker (1874). "D. Wendlandi". Synopsis Filicum (second ed.). London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 460.
  2. ^ George Schneider (1893). The Book of Choice Ferns. Vol. 2. London: L. Upcott Gill. p. 188.
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