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13. Dryopteris sect. Nephrocystis H. Itô, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo). 49: 437. 1935.

稀羽鳞毛蕨组 xi yu lin mao jue zu

Lamina 2- or 3-pinnate, basiscopic pinnule of basal pair of pinnae elongated as pinnatifid.

About ten species: mainly in Asia and Pacific islands; six species (two endemic) in China.


1 Sori exindusiate.   92 D. polita
+ Sori indusiate   (2)
       
2 (1) Pinnae caudate-acuminate; indusia irregularly lacerate.   93 D. subexaltata
+ Pinnae acuminate; indusia not lacerate   (3)
       
3 (2) Upper part of stipe and rachis glossy castaneous.   94 D. yoroii
+ Upper part of stipe and rachis stramineous or purplish brown   (4)
       
4 (3) Stipe 15-17 cm, purplish brown; lamina ovate, 20-30 ?10-15 cm; pinnule apices obtuse   95 D. cacaina
+ Stipe 15-35 cm, brown in lower part, stramineous in upper part; lamina oblong-ovate, 30-50 ?15-25 cm; pinnule apices ?acute   (5)
       
5 (4) Basal pinnae bipinnatifid to bipinnate.   96 D. sparsa
+ Basal pinnae bipinnate to tripinnatifid.   97 D. melanocarpa

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