刺齿假瘤蕨 ci chi jia liu jue

Basionym: Polypodium glaucopsis Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 29. 1885; Crypsinus glaucopsis (Franchet) Tagawa; Phymatodes veitchii (Baker) Ching var. glaucopsis (Franchet) Ching; Phymatopsis glaucopsis (Franchet) Ching; Phymatopteris glaucopsis (Franchet) Pichi Sermolli; Pleopeltis glaucopsis (Franchet) Beddome; Polypodium veitchii Baker var. glaucopsis (Franchet) C. Christensen ex Handel-Mazzetti.

Rhizome ca. 2 mm in diam., densely scaly throughout; scales castaneous at center, brown at margin, lanceolate, 2-3 mm, margin ciliate, apex acuminate. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe brown, 5-15 cm, glabrous; lamina pinnatisect, 7-15 × 5-10 cm, base cordate, margin sharply serrulate. Lateral lobes 2 or 3 pairs, closely spaced, 3-5 × 1-2 cm, contracted at base, widest at middle, apex obtuse. Lateral veins tortuous, not ending at margin, veinlets distinct. Lamina papery, both surfaces glabrous. Sori orbicular, slightly near costa.

Terrestrial or epiphytic on rocks; 2700-3700 m. Sichuan, Yunnan [N India].