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Metaxyaceae
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Metaxyaceae

The Metaxyaceae is a neotropical family of ferns in the order Cyatheales containing a single genus, Metaxya. The two species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach eight feet (2.5 m.) in length.

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Metaxya

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64673.