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BULLETIN OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH
第 18 卷　第 1 期 1998 年　1月
Vol.18　No.1 Jan., 　1998
GENUS ANTROPHYUM KAULF.FROM CHINA AND
NEIGHBORING REGIONS

X.C.ZHANG
(The herbarium(PE), I nstitute o f Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100093)
Abstract 　Nine species of Antrophyum are recognized f rom China , Vietnam , and
Japan , with critical notes on the taxonomy of some species from mainland of Asia.A
subdivision of three groups based on the morphology of paraphy ses interspersed betw een
the spo rangia is proposed w ithout formal nomenclature pending future monog raphic
studies.
Key words　Antrophyum ;Classification;China and Neighbo ring regions
Introduction
Antrophyum is a genus of about 40 to 50 unclear species.The species are widespread in
tropical lands of both Old and New World ,but most of them are found in tropical and subtropi-
cal areas of Asia , and a considerable number of them are no t easily dist inguishable(Copeland ,
1947 , Dixit and Nair , 1974).H.Ito(1936)for the first time made a careful investigation of
the species from Japan and Taiwan.Among the four species recognized by Ito , A.castaneum
was not mentioned in latter publications on ferns of Taiw an.Tardieu and Christensen (1940)
recorded six species and one variety from Indo-Chine , of w hich only four are accepted here af-
ter a study of the collections identified by them in Paris.The more recently study of this genus
from Indian Subcontinent w as made by Dixit and Nair(1974), seven species were enumerated
w ith excellent illustrat ions.Consequently , local Chinese f lora autho rs recorded species from sev-
eral provinces in China (Wu &al.1932 , Fu , 1957 , Ching & al.1964 , De Vol ,1975 , Hsieh
&al.1994 , Kung 1988).In 1991 , Zhang(1991)for the first time repo rted tw o species f rom
Tibet.Nine species of Antrophyum from China and neighboring regions are recognized in this
study , and some of them are illustrated here for the fi rst t ime.
Systematic Account
Although the genus has been divided into Old World Antrophyum s.st r., with the costa　
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evanescing above the base and paraphyses present among the sporangia , and the New World
genus Poly taenium , w ith percurrent costa and w ithout paraphy ses , the overall characters are
basically no much different , yet ano ther monotypicAmerican genus , namely Anetium might be
included in it(Kramer 1990).
Ching(1940 , 1978)t reats this genus in a rather strict sense ,which does not include the
tropical American Anet ium , Polytaenium and Scol iosorus.The Asian species in this study
thus could be divided into three main g roups according to the types of paraphyses , i.e.A.
obovate group with capi tate paraphy ses;A .henryi g roup with taenifo rm paraphy ses;and A.
call ifolium g roup w ith filamentous paraphyses.A.obovate group might be the most primitive
g roup , while A.cal li folium g roup be the most advanced one in this genus.
Antrophyum Kaulf
Antrophyum Kaulf., Enum.Fil.(1824)197 , 282;J.Sm., Hist.Fil(1875)154;H.Ito ,
J.Jap.Bo t.12(1936)471;Ching , Sunyatsenia 5 , 4(1940)231;Acta Phyto tax.Sin.
16 , 3(1978)11;Copel., Gen.Fil.(1947)223;R.D.Dixi t &N.C.Nair , J.Indian
Bot.Soc.53(1974)277;Pic.Serm., Webbia 31 , 2 (1977)330.--Type:Antro-
phyum plantagineum (Cav.)Kaulf.(Hemioni tis plantaginea Cav.)〔Chosen by J.Sm.〕.
[ Solenopteris Wall., Tidsskr.Naturvidenskab.1(1822)259 , num.nud.] , non Zenker ex
Kunze(1851).--Type:Solenopteris lanceolata Wall.(Antrophyum co riaceum (D.Don)
Wall.ex T .Moore.).
Small to medium -sized epiphy tic or epilithic ferns.Rhizome short erect or creeping ,
densely covered w ith clathrate scales , Fronds simple.fleshy , or leathery , broadly lanceolate or
oblanceolate , sometimes linear , spathulate , or suborbicular , rarely forked at apex;most ly g rad-
ually narrow ed into a petiole-like base;costa usually only present in the basal part;lateral veins
abundant ly reticulate , without f ree included veinlets.Soral lines superficial or immersed , on the
lateral veins , net ted or branched , less of ten simple.Soral paraphyses abundant , club-shaped
w ith capi tate head , or taeniform , or f iliform.Spores t rilete , tetrahedral-globose , surface low -
papillate , of ten w ith scat tered spherules and rodlets.
The species are either epiphytes or epilithic plants.In dry periods the fronds shrivel and
curl up to some extant.Like most t ropical plants , the species of Antrophyum reach to their
northmost limits of dist ribution in mainlandAsia , at south of the Yangzi River in central China ,
while along the pacific islands up to the central part of Japan archipelagoes.
A taxonomic revision of this genus from China and neighboring regions are presented here.
Key to Species
1.Paraphy ses club-shaped , capitate.(A.obovatum group)
2.F ronds 10-25cm long , broadest above middle, 2-8cm w ide.
　3.Lamina obovate , as long as stipe;margin of scales toothed …………………………………………
　1.A.obovatum Baker……………………………………………………………………………………
　3.Lamina oblanceolate;margin of scales entire 2.A.castaneum H.I to…………………………………
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2.F ronds 2-8cm long , 0.5-1.0cm w ide;lamina oblanceola te , spatulate , or elliptic;stipe indistinct
3.A.parvulum Blume
…
…………………………………………………………………………………………
1.Paraphy ses taeniform , o r filiform , spirally twisted.
4.Paraphy ses taeniform.(A.henryi group)
　5.lamina oblong-lanceloa te , 1.5-3.0cm wide;stipe shor t o r indistinct ……………………………
　4.A.formosanum Hieron……………………………………………………………………………… .
　5.Lamina linear-lanceolata , 0.5-1.8cm w ide;stipe indistinct ………………………………………
　5.A.henryi Hieron……………………………………………………………………………………… .
4.Paraphy ses filiform.(A.callif olium group)
　6.Lamina w ide;soral lines many.
　　7.Lamina oblong-lanceo late to broadly oblanceolate, 1.5-10cm wide;sorial lines usually netted.
　　　8.S tipe 3-10cm long 6.A.callifolium Blume……………………………………………………
　　　8.S tipe indistinct 7.A.sessilifolium(Cav.)Spring………………………………………………
　　7.Lamina oblanceolate , 1-1.5cm wide;stipe indistinct;so ral lines simple , paralleled.
8.A.coriaceum(D.Don)Wall.ex T.Moo re
…………
……………………………………………………………
　6.Lamina linear , 0.7-1.0cm wide;sori usually in one row near the margin on both sides of lamina
9.A.vittarioides Baker………………………………………………………………………………………
1.Antrophyum obovatum Baker—Plate 1 , figs.1-2.
Antrophyum obovatum Baker.Kew Bull.(1898)233;C.Chr., Contr.U.S.Nat.Herb.26
(1931)314;Bull Dept.Biol.Coll.Sci.Sun Yatsen Univ.6(1933)14;Ind.Fil.Suppl.3
(1934)26;Tardieu &C.Chr.Not.Syst.7(1938)14;Fl.Gen.Indo -Chine 7(1940)
202;H.Ito , J.Jap.Bot.12(1936)475 , t.7 , f.4;Fil.Jap.Ill.(1944)91;Hara , Fl.
East.Himal.(1966)499;ibid.(1971)220;S.H .Fu , Ill.Import.Chin.Pl.Pterid.
(1957)255 , f.342;Tagaw a , Col.Ill.Jap.Pterid.(1959)168 , 175 , t.72 , f.392;
Tagaw a &K.Iwats., S.E.Asian Stud.5(1967)111;Fl.Thailand 3 , 2(1985)220;
Anon., Icon.Corm .Sin.1(1972)282 , f.563;R.D.Dixit &N.C.Nair , J.Ind.
Bot.Soc.53(1974)285 , f.30-38;De Vol in H.L.Li & al., Fl.Taiw an 1(1975)
232 , t.82;Nakaike , Enum.Pterid.Jap.Fil.(1975)79;New Fl.Jap.Ptered.(1992)
f.708:a-b;L.K.Lin , Fl.Fujian.1(1982)258 , f.245;Sa.Kurata&Nakaike , Ill.
Pterid.Jap.5(1987)744 , cum plate;H.S.Kung , Fl.Sichuan.6(1988)355 , pl.107 ,
f.1-4.1988;X.C.Zhang , Acta Bot.Bo r-Occid.Sin.11(1991)349;P.S.Wang ,
Pterid Fanjing Mount.Nat.Reser.(1992)60;Q.Xia in W.T .Wang & al., Vascul.
Pl.Hengduan Mount.1(1993)61;S.X.Hsu , Fl.Jiangxi 1(1993)354 , f.368.--
A .lati foliumBlume var.obovatum (Baker)C.Chr., Ind.Fil.(1906)61.--Type:
A .Henry 9153A (K !), Yunnan , Mengzi.
Antrophyum japonicum Makino , Phan.Pterid.Jap.Ic.Ill.1(1899)t.26;Ogata , Ic.Fil.Jap.
1(1928)t.4
[ Antrophyum petiolatum Baker ex Christ , Bull.Acad.Geog r.Bot.Mans(1902)202 , nom.
nud.] ;Baker , Kew Bull.(1906)14;Ching in Hu &Ching , Ic.Fil.Sin.1(1930)81 ,
t.40.--Type:A .Henry 9153(holo K !).
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Antrophyum cunei folium Rosenst., Meded.Rijks Herb.31:3.1917.--Type:S imons
(holo , L !;photog r.Morton 357(P), Assam.
Antrophyum lat ifolium auct.non Blume:Y.C.Wu , K.K.Wong &Pong , Bull.Dept.Bi-
ol.Coll.Sci.Sun Yatsen Univ.3(1932)256 , t.119.
China.—Jiangxi , Fujiang , Taiw an , Hunan , Guangdong , Guangxi , Sichuan , Guizhou , Yun-
nan , Xizang.
Distribution.—Japan , Vietnam , Thailand , Myanmar , India , Bhutan , Nepal.
Ecology.—In everg reen broad-leaved forests , epiphytic on lower part of t ree t runks o r on rocks
at 250-2400m alt.
Representative specimens:
Fujian.—Taining , M .S .Li 546(PE).
Guangdong.—Xinyi , S .P.Kao 51317 , 51318(PE), C.Wang 32140(PE), Y.K.Wang
31148(PE).
Guangxi.—Damiaoshan , S .H.Chun 15081(PE);Huanjiang , Bei jing Team 89 -2839
(PE);Yaoshan , C.Wang 40526(PE).
Guizhou.—Guiding , `Pin-fa , J .Cavalerie 2849(P);Fanjinshan , Y .Tsiang 7921(K);
Zhenfeng , Y .Tsiang4317(PE).
Sichuan.—Emeishan , Shing &Lang 679 , 1253 , 1313(PE);Hongya , W .P.Fang 7955
(K , PE);Tianquan , K .C.Kuan c.s.2332(PE).
Taiw an.—Chiayi , Fenchihu , T .Murakami c.s.259(PE).
Xizang .—Medog , B.S .Li c.s.4955(PE);Nyingchi , B.S .Li c.s.1895(PE).
Yunnan.—Gongshan , K .M .Feng 8031 , 8050(PE), C.W .Wang 66923(PE).Taron—
Taru Divivde , T .T .Y u19227 , 19962(PE);Guangnan , C.W .Wang87477(PE);
Jingdong , B .Y .Chiu 52711(PE);Pingbian , K .M .Feng 5075(PE);Maguan , S .
K .Wu 4115(PE), Z .R .Wang 734(PE);Malipo , K .M.Feng 13206(PE);
Mengzi , W .Hancock 134(K.PE), A.Henry 9153(P), 9153A(K), 9153B(K);Wen-
shan , K .M .Feng 11155(PE);Xichou , K .M .Feng 12049(PE), Z .R .Wang 558 ,
630(PE), Z .Y .Chang64-30(PE).
India.— Assam , Simons s.n.(L.)
2.Antrophyum castaneum H.Ito—Plate 1 , figs.5-6
Antrophyum castaneum H.Ito , J.Jap.Bot.12(1936)473 , f.7:1;Pic.Serm., Ind.Fil.Sup-
pl.4(1965)15--A.sp.Hayata , Ic.Pl.Formos.5(1915):261 , f.95.1915.--
Type:T .Ito &B.Hayata(holo , TI!),2-IV-1914 , Taiw an ,Alishan ,`Arisan .
Distribution.—Endemic to Taiw an.Very rare.
Representative specimen:
Taiw an.—Chiayi , Alishan , T .Ito & B .Hayata (TI);Hsinchu , ` Inoue , Mt.Taiha , S .
S uzuki s.n.(PE),7-VIII-1934.
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3.Antrophyum parvulum Blume—Plate 1 , figs.3-4.
Antrophyum parvulum Blume , Enum.Pl.Jav.(1828)110 &Fl.Jav.(1828)78 , t.34 , f.3;
C.Chr., Ind.Fil.(1906)61;C.Chr.&Holt tum ,Gard.Bull.S.S.7(1934)315;Holt-
tum , Rev.Fl.Mal.2(1955)605;Tagaw a &K.Iw ats.,S.E.Asian Stud.5(1967)111
&Fl.Thailand 3 , 2(1985)220 , f.17:2;R.D.Dixit &N.C.Nair , J.India Bot.Soc.
53(1974)283 , f.25-29;Nakaike ,Enum.Pterid.Jap.Fil(1975)79;De Vol in H.L.Li
&al.,Fl.Taiw an 1(1975)232.--Hemionit is parvula(Blume)C.Presl , Tent.Pterid.
(1836)221.--Antrophyum ret iculatum var.parvulumC.B.Clarke , Trans.Linn.
Soc.Lond.II ,Bo t.1(1880)573 , “ parvula” ;Bedd., Handb.Ferns Brit.India (1883)
403 , p.p .--Type:Blume (L !), Java.
Antrophyum obtusumBlume ,Pl.Jav.(1828)110 , t.34 , f.4.--Type:Blume (L !), Java.
Anrophyum superf iciale Christ , J.de Bo t.21(1908)240 , 273;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.Suppl.1
(1913)7;Tardieu &C.Chr., Not.Syst.7(1938)14;Fl.Gen.Indo-Chine 7(1940)
202 , syn.nov —Type:Eberbardt 183(holo ,herb.H.Christ , P !;iso PE !), 1906 , An-
nam.
China.—Hainan , Taiw an.
Distribution.—The Philippines ,Malaysia , Indonesia , Thailand ,Vietnam , India.
Ecology.—Epiphytic on tree trunks or on limestone at elevations of 400 to 800m.
Representative specimens:
Hainan.—Wuzhishan(Five Finger M ts.), X .C.Zhang &L .Shi 553(PE), 15-I-1991 ,
new record to Hainan Island.
Taiw an.—Hualien ,Taroko , T .Murakam i c.s.122(PE).
Thailand.—Sriracha.Wini t 1414 bis(P)
Vietnam.—Annam , Eberbardt 183(P , PE).
4.Antrophyum formosanum Hieron.—Plate , figs.9-10.
Antrophyum formosanum Hieron., Hedw igia 57(1916)210;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.Suppl.2
(1917)4;Ching , Ic.Fil.Sin.3(1935)145 , excl.fig., quoad pl.Taiw an.;H.Ito , J.
Jap.Bo t.12:(1936)474 , t.7 , f.2;Fil.Jap.Ill.(1944)t.92;S.H.Fu , Ill.Import.
Pl.Pterid.(1957)255 , p.p., excl.fig., quoad pl.Taiw an.;Nakaike , Enum.Pterid.
Jap.Fil.(1975)79;New Fl.Jap.Pterid.(1992)f.707;De Vol in H.L.Li & al.,Fl.
Taiw an 1(1975)232;Anon., Icon.Corm.Sin.1(1983)283 , p.p ., exel.fig., quoad
pl.Taiw an.;Sa.Kurata &Nakaike , Ill.Pterid Jap.5(1987)740 , cum plate.--Type:
U.Faurie 675 (holo ,B , n.v .;iso.TI !)Taiw an , i`n rupibus montium Kushaku .
Antrophyum taiwanianum (epith.mut.)auct.:Icon.Corm.Sin.1(1972)283 , p .p ., ex-
cl.fig., quoad pl.Taiw an.
Antrophyum grevi llei auct.non Balf.f.ex Grev.:Hayata ,Suppl.Ic.Pl.Formos.6(1916)
101;Ogata , Ic.Fil.Jap.1(1928)t.3.
China.—Taiw an.
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Distribution.—Taiw an ,Ryukyu Islands.
Ecology.—On moist rocks by st reams in fo rests at elevations low er than 1000m.
Note.—This species and its relative A.henryi Hieron.both have taeniform paraphyses , but
the lat ter is much smaller , sori lines no t anastomosing.
Representative specimens:
Taiw an.—Taipei , Wulai(`Urai ), Charles E .De Vol 7031 (PE);Tanaka 223(PE);
Hualien , T .Murakami c.s.121(PE).
5.Antrophyum henryi Hieron.—Plate 1.figs.11-12.
Antrophyum henryi Hieron., Hedw igia 57(1916)208;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.Suppl.2 (1917)
4;Contr.U.S.Nat.Herb.26 , 6(1931)313;R.D.Dixit &N.C.Nair , J.India
Bot.Soc.53(1974)281 , f.1-6.--Type:A .Henry 11517 A (holo , B n.v .;
iso , K !,P !,PE !), Yunnan , Simao.
Antrophyum reticulatum auct.non (G.Forst.)Kaulf.f.:Y.C.Wu , K.K.Wong &
Pong , Bull.Dept.Biol.Coll.Sci.Sun Yatsen Univ.3(1932)254 , t.118.
Antrophyum formosanum auct.non Hieron.:Ching , Ic.Fil.Sin.3(1935)t.145 , p.p.,
excl.pl.Taiw an.;S.H.Fu , Ill.Import , Pl.Pterid.(1957)255 , f.343 , p .p.;
Anon., Icon.Corm.Sin.1(1983)283 , f.565 , p .p .excl.pl.Taiw an.
Antrophyum taiwanianum (epith.mut.)auct.:Icon.Crom.Sin.1(1972)283 , f.565 , p.
p., excl.pl.Taiw an.
Antrophyum stenophyllum auct.non Baker , nec Rovirosa:Tagawa &K.Iw ats., Acta Phy-
totax.Geobo t.25(1971)21;Fl.Thailand 3 , 2(1985)218.
China.—Guangdong , Guangxi , Guizhou , Yunnan.
Disat ribution.—N.Thailand , India(Assam , Sikkim).
Ecology.—On moist mossy rocks or epiphy tic on tree t runks in valley , at 300-1600m alt.
Representative specimens:
Guangdong.—Luofushan(`Lofoushan ), N .K .Chun 41480(PE).
Guangxi.—Long zhou , Z .Y .Li c.s.44(PE).
Guizhou.—Guiding , Yunwu(`Pin-fa ), J .Cavalerie 2849(PE);` Kouy -tcheou , J .
Esquirol 6357(P);Dushan , S .Y .Hou 1918(PE).
Yunann.—Mengzi , S .K .Wu 3942(PE);Simao , A.Henry 11517(K , P , PE).This col-
lection in Paris w as named as “Antrophyum reticulatum f .nana Christ”by Rosenstock.
India.—Sikkim , W .S .Atkinson 8327(K);S .S .Bir 38(PE);C.B .Clarke 251659
(K ,P).
Thailand.—Payap , Doi (M t)Inthanon , 98°30′E , 18°35′N , E .Hennipman 3423(L);
Sriracha , Wini t 1414bis(P).
Notes.—1.Tagaw a and K.Iw atsuki misconst rued A .stenophy llum Baker as a species wi th
taenifo rm paraphyses.The type materials of A .stenophyl lum show obvious f iliform para-
physes and they do not dif fer f rom normal specimens of A.vi ttarioides Baker in any other
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character.
　　2.　 E .Hennipman 3423 was identified as A.parvulum Blume by Iwatsuki in
Leiden.
6.Antrophyum call ifolium Blume—Plate 1 , figs.13-14.
Antrophyum callifolium Blume , Enum.Pl.Jav .(1828)111;Fl.Jav.(1829)83 , t.35;
Tardieu &C.Chr., Not.Sy st.7(1938)13;Fl.Gen.Indo-Chine 7(1940)204;Holt-
tum , Rev.Fl , Mal.2(1955)605 , f.356;Ching & al.in Chun & al., Fl.Hainan.1
(1964)203 , f.100;Anon., Icon.Corm.Sin.1(1972)282 , f.564;R.D.Dixit &N.
C.Nair , J.Ind.Bot.Soc.53(1974)283 , f.19-24;Tagaw a &K.Iw ats., Fl.Thai-
land 3 , 2(1985)221;Pic.Serm., Webbia 45(1991)338 , f.3.--Type:B lume (L !),
Java.
Antrophyum calli folium var.germaini i Tardieu &C.Chr., No t.Syst.7(1938)13;Fl.Gen.
Indo-Chine 7(1940)204.--Type:Germain 2(P !), Vietnam , “Cochinchina” , IV-
1880.
Antrophyum annamense Tardieu &C.Chr., Not.Syst.7(1):13.1938;Lecomte , Fl.Gen.
Indo-Chine 7(1940)204 , f.24:3-4;W.M.Chu &H.G.Zhou , Acta Bot.Yunnan.16 ,
2(1994)128 , “err.C.Chr.& Tardieu” , syn.nov .--Type:Poi lane 7299(holo , P !;
iso , PE !), Annam , Bana , 11-VII-1923.
Antrophyum coriaceum auct.non Wall.ex T .Moore:Tardieu &C Chr., Fl.Gen.Indo-Chine
7(1940)204.
China.—Guangxi , Hainan , Yunnan.
Distribution.—Vietnam , Loas , Cambodia , Thailand , India , Sira Lanka , the Philippines ,
Malay sia , Indonesia and Australia.
Ecology.—Epiphy tic on t ree t runks or on rocks , at elevat ions f rom 100 to 1600m.
Note.—A very variable species , particularly in the width of the lamina , not rarely specimens
w ith ext remely narrow laminae are found throughout its dist ribution , which much re-
semable those of A.coriaceum (D.Don)Wall.ex T .Moore.As to the status of the lat-
ter , whether to t reat it as a variety o r species is due to future research wi th mo re micro-
morphological as well as cytological evidences.A .annamense Tardieu &C.Chr.repre-
sents another ex tremely fo rm with large , wide lamina , which are found in Hainan and
Northern Vietnam.But , intermediate forms link them all together.
Representative specimens:
Guangxi.—Long zhou , J .Q.Ge 10529(PE), N .K .Liang 21556(PE).
Hainan.—Danxian , W .T .Tseng 559(PE).
Yunnan.—Hekou , K .H.Tsai 260(PE), S .K .Wu 4061(PE);Jinghong , C.W .
Wang 80978(PE);Jinping , S .K .Wu 4045(PE);Menghai , Sino-Russia Y unnan
Exped.584 , 1095 , 2784 , 7115 , 8357(PE), C.W .Wang 73472 , 74511 , 74865 ,
75355 , 76157(PE);Simao , A.Henry 11562 , 11562B(PE).
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Vietnam.—Annam , Nhatrang , Poilane 3285(PE);Cochinchina , Pierre s.n .(PE), Ger-
main 2(P), I V -1880 ;Lao Cai , Sino-Vietnam Exped.659(PE);
7.Antrophyum sessilifolium(Cav.)Spring
Antrophyum sessilifolium Spring , Syst.Veg.4(1827)67;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.(1906)61;
Dansk.Bot.Arkiv.9(1937)20;Copel., Fern Fl.Philip.3(1960)546;De Vol in H.L.
Li & al., Fl.Taiw an 1(1975)233.--Hemionit is sessi li folium Cav., Descr.261.
1802;C.Chr., l.c.
Antrophyum cum ingii Fee , Mem.Foug.4(1851-1852)72 , t.4 , f.7;Hook., Sp.Fil.5
(1864)167.1864.
Antrophyum grevi llei auct.non Balf.f.ex Grev.:H.Ito , J.Jap.Bot.12(1936)475.
China .-Taiw an , only known from Lanyu(Orchid Island , `Botel Tobago ).
Distribution.-The Philippines.
Ecology.-On moist mossy rocks in dense forests.
Note .-No specimens of this species f rom Taiwan are available fo r this research.In Kew
herbarium , some specimens f rom Luzon determined as this species qui te like A.coriaceum
(D.Don)Wall.ex T .Moore.
8.Antrophyum coriaceum(D.Don)Wall.ex T.Moore—Plate 1 , figs.15-16.
Antrophyum co riaceum Wall.ex T .Moo re , Ind.Fil.5(1858)80;Hook., Sp.Fil.5(1864)
169;Hook.&Baker , Syn.Fil.(1868)393;C.B.Clarke , Trans.Linn.Soc.Lond.
II , Bot.1(1880)572;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.(1905)60;Anon., Icon.Corm.Sin.1(1972)
283;R.D.Dixit &N.C.Nair , J.Ind.Bot.Soc.53(1974)281 , f.7-14;R.D.
Dixit , Fl.Ind.ser.4(1984)80;X.C.Zhang , Acta Bot.Bor.-Occid.Sin.11(1991)
349;Q.Xia in W.T.Wang & al., Vascul.Pl.Hengduan M ount.1(1993)61.--
Hemioni tis coriacea D.Don , Prod.Fl.Nepal.(1825)13.--[ A.coriaceum Wall.,
List.(1828)43 , nom .nud .] , non Blume , 1828 , --[ Solenopteris lanceolata Wall.,
List.(1828)43 , num .nud.] --Type:Wallich , List 43(holo , K !), Nepal.
Antrophyum plicatum Fee , Mem.Foug .4(1851-52)44 , t.5 , f.1.
Antrophyum ret iculatum auct.non(G.Forst.)Kaulf.f:Bedd., Handb.Ferns Bri t.India
(1883)401 , p.p ..
China.—Xizang , Yunnan.
Distribution.—N.Myanmar , NE.India , Bhutan , Nepal.
Ecology.—Usually epiphytic on tree t runks in evergreen forests , at elevat ions f rom 1300 to
1500m.
Representative specimens:
Xizang .—Medog , B .S .Li c.s.2382 , 2969(PE).
Yunnan.—Gongshan , Qinghai-X izang Exped.9311(PE);Lushui , S .Jiang c.s.8139 ,
8148(PE).
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1-2.Antrophyum obovatum ;3-4.Antrophyum castaneum ;5-6.Antrophyum parvulum ;7-8.
Antrophyum coriaceum
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9-10.Antrophyum formosanum ;11-12.Antrophyum henryi;13-14.Antrophyum calli folium ;
15-16.Antrophym coriaceum
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India.—Gri f f i th s.n.(PE).
Nepal.—Wallich List No.43(K).
9.Antrophyum vittarioides Baker—Plate 1 , figs.7-8.
Antrophyum vittarioides Baker , J.Bot.28(1890)267;C.Chr., Ind.Fil.(1906)61;Tardieu
&C.Chr., Not.Syst.7(1938)14;Fl.Gen.Indo-Chine 7(1940)203.--Type:B .
Balansa 1921(holo , K !;iso , P !, PE !), 9-V-1888 , Tonkin.
Antrophyum stenophy llum Baker , Kew Bull.(1898)233 , non Rovirosa 1909;C.Chr., l.
c., syn.nov .--Type:A.Henry 9607(holo , K !;iso P !, PE !), Yunnan , `Red
River , Hsinkai .
China.—Guizhou , Yunnan.
Distribution.—Vietnam.
Ecology.—Epiphytic by st reams in dense forests at 300-1000m alt.
Representative specimens:
Guizhou.—Lipo , F .Wang 283(PE);Qingzhen , Y .P .Zhong 3006(GNUB).
Yunnan.—Hekou , S .K .Wu 4062(PE);Malipo , K .M .Feng 13320(PE);` Red River ,
Hsinkai , A.Henry 9607(K , P , PE).
Vietnam.—Tonkin , B.Balanse 64(P), 1920(PE), 1921(K , P , PE);Colani 3463(P);
Annam , Quang-Binh , Cadiere 106(P).
Note.—This species is close to A .brookei Hook.and A .subfalcatum Brack.from tropical
Asian islands in the sori lines usually in one near the margin on both sides of fronds.Their
presences obscure somewhat the differences between Vit taria and Antrophyum .
Acknowledgments
This study w as f inancially suppo rted by NSF of China through the research project of F lora
of China , part ly by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences.I
especially thank the curators of the follow ing herbaria for loans of specimens or for making their
facilities available during visit s:BM , GENT , K.L.LG.P .TAI , TAIF , TI.Miss.Li Qing
carefully prepared the illustrations af ter those kindly made by M r.Ji Chao-Zheng fo r the on-
coming f lora of China.
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Explanation of plate
1-2:An trophyum obvatum.1.f rond , 2.paraphysi s;3-4:A.parvulum .3.frond , 4.paraphyses;5-6:A.castaneum.5.
f rond , 6.paraphyses;7-8:A.vit tarioides.7.f rond , 8.paraphysis;9-10:A.f ormosanum.9.f rond , 10.paraphysis;11
-12:A.henryi.11.f rond , 12.paraphysi s;13-14:A.callif olium.13.f rond , 14.paraphysis;15-16:A.coriaceum.15.
f rond , 16.paraphysi s.
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