Cibotium schiedei
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| Cibotium schiedei | |
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| Cibotium schiedei at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cibotiaceae |
| Genus: | Cibotium |
| Species: | C. schiedei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cibotium schiedei Schltdl. & Cham. | |
Cibotium schiedei, common name Mexican tree fern, is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium.
The genus name Cibotium is derived from the Greek kibootion, meaning chest or box, while the epithet schiedei honors the German physician and botanist Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede (1798–1836).
