韓氏羅曼蕨

Blechnum hancockii Hance in Journ. Bot. 21: 267. 1883; DeVol in Fl. Taiwan 1: 152. pl. 50. 1975. Lomaria hancockii (Hance) Bak. in Ann. Bot. 5: 220. 1891. Spicantopsis niponica (Kze.) Nakai var. hancockii (Hance) Nakai in Bot. Mag. Tokyo 47: 183. 1933. Spicantopsis hancockii (Hance) Masamune, Short Fl. From. 29. 1936.

Rhizome short, erect, densely covered with dark brown, lanceolate scales. Fronds dimorphous, fertile and sterile about same length, 12-30 cm tall, pinnate, sterile fronds almost without stipe or with very short stipe; median pinnae about 2 cm long, rarely up to 3.5 cm, lower pinnae gradually shortened to small wings, usually deflexed; texture coriaceous; venation free; underside bearing small scattered, brown, lanceolate scales along rachis; c. s. of stipe with 1 small and 2 larger bundles; fertile fronds brown with much contracted pinnae, about 2 cm long, lower ones distantly spaced, gradually shortened to about 5 mm long. Indusia brown, coriaceous, reaching midrib, free edge of pinnae only extending 0.5 mm beyond sori.

TAIPEI: Chihsinshan, Masamune 197. ILAN: Nanshan, Shieh 393. (TCB) HSINCHU: Litongshan, Kawakami 533. Tapachienshan, Kuo 1756*.TAICHUNG: Pahsienshan, Suzuki 2960. NANTOU: Luantashan, Shieh 779. (TCB) CHIAYI: Mt. Alishan, Kuo 3100. KAOHSIUNG: Shihshan, Kuo 664. HUALIEN: Mukuashan, Kao 4140.

Endemic. Growing in woods or moist exposed places from 1,000 to 2,500 m altitude.