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Sectio nova Polysticho sect. Chingiarum affinis, sed ab eo pinnarum auriculis rotundatis minus evolutis differt.

Type: Polystichum crinigerum (C. Christensen) Ching.

Plants medium-sized, evergreen. Lamina thickly papery, 1-pinnate. Rachis without proliferous bulbils. Pinnae without open hard spinules at apex or margin, without cartilaginous margins; auricles less developed and rounded. Sori in 2 or 3 rows on each side of midrib, abaxial on veinlets.

? About one species: China.

Lower Taxon

• Polystichum crinigerum (C. Christensen) Ching