形態特徵

• Rhizome short; scales lanceolate, fimbriate, light brown at first, turning darker with age, centers almost black, margins pale.
• Stipes approximate, 15-30 cm long, sparsely covered with stellate hairs; fronds cuneate at base, palmately lobed, very variable in size and number of lobes; upper surface with pitted hydathodes, sparsely scaly; lower surface densely covered with stellate hairs having short rays, and also a tangled mass of stellate hairs with long needle-like rays; venation mostly hidden, main veins distinct at least near base of frond.
• Sori small, round, covering surface from margin to costa.

引證標本

ILAN: Kueishan Island, Masamune s. n. 1932. TAOYUAN: Szulin, Kuoh s. n. 1971; Lalashan, Huang 7672. HSINCHU: Chinpingshan, Uchida s. n. 1927; Tapachienshan, Yang 26. MIAOLI: Nanchuang, Hsu 12863. TAICHUNG: Pahsienshan, Suzuki 5551. NANTOU: Hoshe, Huang 2164; Chitou, Kuo 557. CHIAYI: Mt. Alishan, Kuo 3212. KAOHSIUNG: Wuweishan, Matuda s. n. 1920. TAITUNG: Taoli, Yamamoto 206. HUALIEN: Taroko, Suzuki 16322.

參考文獻

• SHIEH, WANG-CHUENG, DEVOL, CHARLES E. and KUO, CHEN-MENG, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 1: 515. 1994.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit., 台灣植物誌第二版)