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).[1] Alternatively, the genus may be placed in the subfamily Metaxyoideae of a more broadly defined family Cyatheaceae,[2] the family placement used in Plants of the World Online as of November 2019.[3]
The species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach 8 ft (2.5 m) in length.
As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[3]
M. parkeri (Hooker & Greville) Smith
M. rostrata (Kunth) Presl
M. scalaris Tuomisto & Cárdenas
M. lanosa Smith & Tuomisto
M. contamanensis Tuomisto & Cárdenas
M. elongata Tuomisto & Cárdenas
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 Metaxyoideae of a more broadly defined family Cyatheaceae, the family placement used in Plants of the World Online as of November 2019.
The species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach 8 ft (2.5 m) in length.
