The Metaxyaceae is a neotropical family of ferns in the order Cyatheales. The two species of the single genus, Metaxya, are characterized by large fronds that approach eight feet (2.5 m.) in length. ...
(from the article `fern`) ...and lacking an indusium; probably related to the Metaxyaceae; 1 genus and species, Lophosoria quadripinnata, of high elevations in tropical ...