Tags: Fern.
Dicksonia sellowiana the xaxim or samambaiaçu or samambaiaçu-imperial is an arborescent fern. Belongs to the family Dicksoniaceae native to the Atlantic Forest and Central America. In Brazil it is found in the states of Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Paraná Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Dicksonia sellowiana has an erect and cilindric caudex reaching sometimes more than 10 metres (33 ft) high the fronds are bipinnate and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long.
