Cibotium regale

Cibotium regale, common name royal cibotium or royal Mexican tree fern, is a species of tropical tree fern belonging to the family Cibotiaceae.

Cibotium regale
Frond of Cibotium regale at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cibotiaceae
Genus: Cibotium
Species:
C. regale
Binomial name
Cibotium regale
Verschaff. & Lem.
Synonyms
  • Cibotium guatemalense Kuhn
  • Cibotium wendlandii Mett. ex Kuhn
  • Dicksonia guatemalensis (Kuhn) Baker
  • Dicksonia regalis (Verschaff. & Lem.) Baker
  • Dicksonia wendlandii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker
  • Cibotium spectabile (Hort.)[1][2]
Cibotium regale at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova

Description

Cibotium regale can reach a height of 2–6 m (6 ft 7 in–19 ft 8 in) and a diameter of 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft). Leaves are bipinnate, lanceolate, and arranged opposite one another. The beautiful fronds are deep-bluish green and almost angular. Frond bases are covered with hairs. This plant prefers medium shade, moisture, and organic soils.

Distribution

This species occurs in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador.

References
  1. William Jackson Hooker (1874). "D. Wendlandi". Synopsis Filicum (second ed.). London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 460.
  2. George Schneider (1893). The Book of Choice Ferns. 2. London: L. Upcott Gill. p. 188.


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