聂拉木马尾杉 nie la mu ma wei shan

Huperzia nylamensis Ching & S. K. Wu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 3: 305. 1981.

Lycophytes, small. Stems caespitose, mature branches erect or slightly pendulous, 1-4 times forked, 10-15 cm, stem together with leaves 1.8-2.2 cm wide at middle. Trophophylls sparse, slightly angled upward, lustrous, narrowly lanceolate, 1-2.2 cm × 1-1.5 mm, leathery, midrib distinct, base cuneate, decurrent, sessile, margin entire, apex acute. Strobili terminal on branches, slightly thinner than sterile part. Sporophylls narrowly lanceolate, 0.7-1.2 cm × ca. 1 mm, base cuneate, margin entire, apex acute. Sporangia yellowish, reniform, vertically bisected.

● Epiphytic on rocks in forests; 1800-2000 m. S Xizang.

Phlegmariurus nylamensis is a small member of the genus. It has small, narrowly lanceolate leaves with an acute apex.