《Flora of China》|| Dryopteridaceae || ||秦氏耳蕨组 Polystichum

6. Polystichum sect. Chingiarum Li Bing Zhang
[sect. nov.]

秦氏耳蕨组 qin shi er jue zu

Sectio nova Polysticho sect. Achrolomati affinis, sed ab eo pinnis non cartilagineis atque soris 2- vel 3-seriatis utroque costae latere differt.

Type: Polystichum chingiae Ching.

Plants medium-sized, evergreen. Lamina thickly papery, 1-pinnate. Rachis without proliferous bulbils. Pinnae without open hard spinules at apex or on margin, without cartilaginous margins; auricles well developed. Sori in 2 or 3 rows on each side of midrib, abaxial on veinlets.

About one species: S China and N Vietnam.