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A Taxonomic Study on the Genus Dryopteris Subgenus Erythrovariae (H. Ito) Fraser-Jenkins from Yunnan

Lu Shu-Gang   

  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1990-11-10 Published:1990-11-10
  • Contact: Lu Shu-Gang

Abstract:

 In the present paper, the circum cription of the genus Dryopteris subgenus Ery-
throvariae (H. Ito) Fraser-Jenkins is revised, and a taxonomic  study on the subgenus from
Yunnan Province is carried out .The subgenus contains 2 sections, 12 species   in Yunnan, of
which D. yongdeensis W. M. Chu is a new species, D. championii, D. erythrosora, D. gymno-
sora, D. indusiata and D. integriloba are first recorded from Yunnan. The confusion between
Dryopteris labordei and D. gymnosora is clarified, the former being treated as an independent
species.

Key words: Dryopteris Adans., subgenus Erythrovariae, revision, new species, new distribution, classification, Yunnan.