- Family:
- Cyatheaceae Kaulf.
- Genus:
- Dicksonia L'Hér.
Dicksonia sellowiana (C.Presl) Hook.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1500–3800 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Conservation
- National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC. Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), desert, artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Colombia
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 1500 - 3800 m.
- Distribution
- Native from Colombia.
[UPB]
- Use Materials
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Materials Other Materials
- 'Roots' - Used to make figures and flowerpots (Linares 1994).
- Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay
- Spanish
- Helecho, palma boba.
Dicksonia sellowiana (C.Presl) Hook. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2013 | Miguel, L.M. et al [72], Argentina | K000501710 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2013 | Miguel, L.M. et al [72], Argentina | K000501709 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2012 | Glaziou, M. [11718], Brazil | K000501529 | No | ||
Spruce, R. [5366], Ecuador | K000006842 | Yes | |||
Martius, von [s.n.], Brazil | K000589711 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Miers, J. [232], Brazil | K000589712 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil | K000589710 | Yes | |||
Werckle, C. [s.n.], Costa Rica | K000894777 | isotype | Yes | ||
Tonduz, A. [11789], Costa Rica | K000894776 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Werckle, C. [s.n.], Costa Rica | K000894778 | isotype | Yes |
First published in Sp. Fil. 1: 67 (1844)
Accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org
- Linares, E. (1994). Inventario preliminar de las plantas utilizadas para elaborar artesanías en Colombia. Vniversitas Scientarium. Vol 2: 1-38
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Science Photographs
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