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Microlepia villosa C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 95. 1851.

Fronds 1-pinnate or bipinnatifid, both surfaces densely hairy. Indusium densely hairy.

Forests, shrublands, usually in limestone regions; 100-1800 m. Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [N India, Japan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam].

Reviewer M. G. Gilbert is of the opinion that Microlepia marginata var. villosa is only arbitrarily distinguished from M. marginata var. marginata and that it would be better to merge these two varieties.