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Metaxya is a genus of large neotropical tree ferns with fronds reaching about 2.5 m long, grown mainly in shaded, humid, sheltered spots. The key to growing it is consistent moisture and humidity, with protection from direct sun and dry air.
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.
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