''Cibotium regale'', common name royal cibotium or royal Mexican tree fern, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

tree fern The tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees. Many extant tree ferns are members of the order Cyatheales, to which belong the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ...

belonging to the family

Cibotiaceae ''Cibotium'' (from Ancient Greek language, Greek , ''kibṓtion'', "little chest" or "box"), also known as manfern, is a genus of 11 species of tropical Cyatheales, tree ferns. It is the only genus in family Cibotiaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylog ...

Description

''Cibotium regale'' can reach a height of and a diameter of . Leaves are bipinnate, lanceolate, and arranged opposite one another. The beautiful fronds are deep-bluish green and almost angular.

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bases are covered with hairs. This plant prefers medium shade, moisture, and organic soils.

Distribution

This species occurs in Guatemala,

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, Honduras and El Salvador.

References

External links

Tropicos

The Plant List

Plant Name Index

Forest Ferns
regale Ferns of Mexico Ferns of the Americas Flora of Guatemala Flora of Honduras Flora of El Salvador Flora of the Yucatán Peninsula {{Cyatheales-stub