Cibotium schiedei

Species of fern

Cibotium schiedei

Cibotium schiedei at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Division:  | Polypodiophyta
Class:  | Polypodiopsida
Order:  | Cyatheales
Family:  | Cibotiaceae
Genus:  | Cibotium
Species:  |

C. schiedei

Binomial name
Cibotium schiedei

Schltdl. & Cham.

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

## 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

Taxon identifiers

Cibotium schiedei|

* Wikidata: Q16980786
* Wikispecies: Cibotium schiedei
* CoL: B9B3R
* EoL: 6093439
* GBIF: 4195364
* iNaturalist: 275850
* IPNI: 17069580-1
* ITIS: 897844
* NCBI: 38493
* Open Tree of Life: 442512
* Plant List: tro-26616720
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17069580-1
* Steere: 171330
* Tropicos: 26616720
* WFO: wfo-0001121410

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