Dicksonia sellowiana

Common name: Xaxim.

Synonyms: Balanitium karstenianum, Dicksonia karsteniana, D. gigantea, D. lobulata, D. ghiesbreghtii, D. navarrensis, D. sellowiana var. arachneosa, D. sellowiana var. karsteniana.

Family: Dicksoniaceae.

Distribution: Endemic to Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz), Central America (except for Belize), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela).

Height: 10 meters (33 feet).

Frond length: 3 meters (10 feet).

IUCN Red List: No.

Availability: TBA.

Worldwide distribution of Dicksonia sellowiana:

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Dicksonia "populations of the Americas", including Dicksonia sellowiana, are listed on CITES Appendix II.

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