金平假瘤蕨 jin ping jia liu jue

Basionym: Phymatopsis kingpingensis Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 191. 1964; Phymatopteris kingpingensis (Ching) Pichi Sermolli.

Rhizome 3-4 mm in diam., with whitish bloom, sparsely scaly; scales black, lanceolate, margin whitish ciliate, apex acuminate. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe straw-colored to light brown, 10-15 cm, glabrous; lamina pinnatisect, 10-30 × 15-20 cm, base rounded, margin sparsely notched. Lateral lobes 1-8 pairs, lanceolate, 8-10 × 1-1.5 cm, base usually contracted, apex acuminate. Lateral veins distinct, veinlets obscure. Lamina herbaceous, both surfaces glabrous. Sori orbicular, slightly nearer to costa.

● Epiphytic on tree trunks in evergreen broad-leaved forests; 2000-2100 m. Yunnan (Jingping).