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Dicksonia sellowiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Dicksoniaceae
Genus:	Dicksonia
Species:	D. sellowiana
Binomial name
	Dicksonia sellowiana; Hook.

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Dicksonia sellowiana, the xaxim, or samambaiaçu or imperial samambaiaçu, is an arborescent fern in the family Dicksoniaceae, native to the tropical Americas.

Distribution[edit]

The fern is native to Southern Mexico, Central America, and South America.

In the South American Atlantic Forest biome, it is found in: Southeastern Brazil in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul; in northeast of Argentina within Misiones Province; and in eastern Paraguay.

Description[edit]

Dicksonia sellowiana has an erect and cylindrical caudex, reaching sometimes more than 10 metres (33 ft) high, the fronds are bipinnate and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long. Due to illegal extraction, the species is at risk of extinction.

Varieties[edit]

Dicksonia sellowiana is variable in its form. Variations are sometimes treated as separate varieties, which include:^[1]

Dicksonia sellowiana var. ghiesbreghtii
Dicksonia sellowiana var. gigantea
Dicksonia sellowiana var. karsteniana
Dicksonia sellowiana var. lobulata

References[edit]

^ "Dicksonia sellowiana". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

External links[edit]

GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.8.2: Taxonomy report of Dicksonia sellowiana

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[1] "Dicksonia sellowiana". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

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+{{Short description|Species of fern}}
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+{{more citations needed|date=July 2018}}
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+{{Speciesbox
-{{Taxobox
-| name = ''Dicksonia sellowiana''
 | image = Dicksonia sellowiana in a Brasilian Forest.jpg
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| genus = Dicksonia
+| species = sellowiana
-| divisio = [[Pteridophyta]]
+| authority = [[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]]
-| classis = [[Pteridopsida]]
-| ordo = [[Cyatheales]]
-| familia = [[Dicksoniaceae]]
-| genus = ''[[Dicksonia]]''
-| species = '''''D. sellowiana'''''
-| binomial = ''Dicksonia sellowiana''
-| binomial_authority = [[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]]
 }}
-'''''Dicksonia sellowiana''''', the '''xaxim''', or '''samambaiaçu''' or '''imperial samambaiaçu''', is an arborescent [[fern]]. Belongs to the family [[Dicksoniaceae]], native to the [[Atlantic Forest]] and [[Central America]]. In [[Brazil]] it is found in the states of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] and [[Rio Grande do Sul]]. ''Dicksonia sellowiana'' has an erect and cilindric [[caudex]], reaching sometimes more than {{convert|10|m}} high, the [[frond]]s are [[bipinnate]] and {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}} long. Due to illegal extraction, the species is at risk of [[extinction]].
+'''''Dicksonia sellowiana''''', the '''xaxim''', or '''samambaiaçu''' or '''imperial samambaiaçu''', is an arborescent [[fern]] in the family [[Dicksoniaceae]], native to the tropical [[Americas]].
-Dicksonia sellowiana is variable in its form. Variations are sometimes treated as separate species, these include:
-*Dicksonia sellowiana var. ghiesbreghtii
+==Distribution==
-*Dicksonia sellowiana var. gigantea
+The fern is native to Southern [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], and [[South America]].
-*Dicksonia sellowiana var. karsteniana
-*Dicksonia sellowiana var. lobulata.<ref>http://www.forestferns.co.uk/tree-ferns/dicksonia/dicksonia-sellowiana</ref>
+In the South American [[Atlantic Forest]] biome, it is found in: [[Southeastern Brazil]] in the states of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], and [[Rio Grande do Sul]]; in northeast of [[Argentina]] within [[Misiones Province]]; and in eastern [[Paraguay]].
+==Description==
+''Dicksonia sellowiana'' has an erect and cylindrical [[caudex]], reaching sometimes more than {{convert|10|m}} high, the [[frond]]s are [[bipinnate]] and {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}} long. Due to illegal extraction, the species is at risk of [[extinction]].
+===Varieties===
+Dicksonia sellowiana is variable in its form. Variations are sometimes treated as separate [[variety (botany)|varieties]], which include:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.forestferns.co.uk/tree-ferns/dicksonia/dicksonia-sellowiana# |title=Dicksonia sellowiana |access-date=2011-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915173642/http://www.forestferns.co.uk/tree-ferns/dicksonia/dicksonia-sellowiana# |archive-date=2011-09-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+*''Dicksonia sellowiana'' var. ''ghiesbreghtii''
+*''Dicksonia sellowiana'' var. ''gigantea''
+*''Dicksonia sellowiana'' var. ''karsteniana''
+*''Dicksonia sellowiana'' var. ''lobulata''
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+{{Commons category|position=left|Dicksonia sellowiana|<br />Dicksonia sellowiana}}
+* [https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=13923 GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.8.2: Taxonomy report of ''Dicksonia sellowiana'']
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q3021768}}
 [[Category:Dicksoniaceae]]
-[[Category:Fern species]]
+[[Category:Ferns of the Americas]]
+[[Category:Ferns of Argentina]]
+[[Category:Ferns of Brazil]]
+[[Category:Ferns of Ecuador]]
+[[Category:Ferns of Mexico]]
+[[Category:Flora of Central America]]
+[[Category:Flora of northern South America]]
+[[Category:Flora of southern South America]]
+[[Category:Flora of western South America]]
+[[Category:Flora of the Atlantic Forest]]
+[[Category:Flora of Southwestern Mexico]]
+[[Category:Flora of the Amazon]]
+[[Category:Flora of Veracruz]]
+[[Category:Neotropical realm flora]]
+[[Category:Vulnerable flora of South America]]
 [[Category:Plants described in 1844]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker]]
+[[Category:Garden plants of Central America]]
+[[Category:Garden plants of South America]]
-{{Fern-stub}}
+{{Cyatheales-stub}}