交连假瘤蕨 jiao lian jia liu jue

Basionym: Phymatopsis conjuncta Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 196. 1964; P. wuyishanica Ching & K. H. Shing; Phymatopteris conjuncta (Ching) Pichi Sermolli.

Rhizome ca. 3 mm in diam., densely scaly throughout; scales usually black at center, brown or pale brown at margin, lanceolate, 4-5 mm, margin ciliate, apex acuminate. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe straw-colored, 5-10 cm, glabrous; lamina pinnatisect, 10-15 × 6-12 cm, base cordate, margin sharply serrate. Lateral lobes 2-4 pairs, lowest pair deflexed, ovate-lanceolate, 5-8 × 1.5-2 cm, base slightly contracted, usually broadest at middle, apex acute or obtuse. Lateral veins distinct, veinlets obscure. Lamina herbaceous, both surfaces glabrous. Sori orbicular, near costa.

● Epiphytic on tree trunks or on rocks; 1500-3600 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan.