形態特徵

• Stipes scales dark brown to black, with widely spreading teeth, 10-15 mm long at base of stipe, decreasing in size upwards; laminae pinnate, 45-85 cm tall, pinnae widely spreading, lower pinnae gradually shortened, deflexed, upper gradually shortened, apex pinnatifid; margins serrate to crenate, or lobed about 1/4 way to costa or less; rachis densely covered with black scales; costa scales brownish, subulate.
• Sori round, small, in 2 or 3 irregular rows on either side of costa, marginal strip without sori.

分布

• 世界 : India, Tibet, Burma, China, Japan.

引證標本

ILAN: Nanhutashan, Kao 8565. HSINCHU: Tapachienshan, Kuoh 3207. TAICHUNG: Anmashan, Shieh & Tsai 3350. NANTOU: Meifeng, Kuo 887; Wushe, Masamune 2163. CHIAYI: Mt. Alishan, Tsai 1853*, Devol 3320. KAOHSIUNG: Shamping, Kuoh 4057. TAITUNG: Hsiangyang, Tsai 9697. HUALIEN: Tarokotaishan, Suzuki 10928; Lanshan, Shieh & Tsai 1062.

參考文獻

• SHIEH,WANG-CHUENG, DEVOL CHARLES E. and KUO, CHEN-MENG, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 1: 318. 1994.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit., 台灣植物誌第二版)