''Metaxya rostrata'' is a species of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

in the family

Metaxyaceae ''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 Metaxy ...

native to the

neotropics The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...

.Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombi
''Metaxya rostrata (Kunth) C.Presl''.
/ref> It is characterized by its large fronds that are 1–2 m long.

Distribution

''Metaxya rostrata'' can be found in all five

natural regions of Colombia Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions. These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacen ...

References

Cyatheales Endangered plants Neotropical realm flora Flora of South America Trees of Colombia {{Cyatheales-stub