大围山假瘤蕨 da wei shan jia liu jue

Basionym: Phymatopteris daweishanensis S. G. Lu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 6(2): 348. 2000; Crypsinus daweishanensis (S. G. Lu) X. Cheng.

Rhizome 3-4 mm in diam., densely scaly; scales whitish, lanceolate, margin with long whitish cilia, apex acuminate. Fronds close or remote, monomorphic. Stipe dark straw-colored, 8-10 cm, glabrous; lamina pinnatisect, ovate, 15-17 × 15-17 cm, base broadly cuneate to truncate, margin notched. Lateral lobes 3 or 4 pairs, lanceolate, 10-15 × 1-2 cm, base slightly contracted, apex acute or obtuse. Costa and lateral veins distinct, veinlets obscure. Lamina herbaceous, both surfaces glabrous, pale green. Sori orbicular, large, very near margins.

● Epiphytic on tree branches in evergreen broad-leaved forests; ca. 1600 m. Yunnan (Daweishan, Pingbian).