Xaxim Tree Ferns south of RS-122 in Porteirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Here 3 trees are described south of RS-122 in Porteirinha (municipality of Ipê).

The trees

28°42''22.11"S; 51°13''8.02"W:

Specimen $\text{[math]}$	Girth $\text{[math]}$	Height $\text{[math]}$
Xaxim Tree Fern (Dicksonia sellowiana) "10261"	?	?
Xaxim Tree Fern (Dicksonia sellowiana) "10262"	?	?
Xaxim Tree Fern (Dicksonia sellowiana) "10263"	?	?

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Xaxim Tree Fern (Dicksonia sellowiana) "10261"

Until recently D. sellowiana, (locally known as "xaxim"), was on the verge of extinction because its pithy stem was highly valued as plant substrate (after grinding, especially for orchids (7th of April 2007).

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