ICONES FILICUM SINICARUM 
PLATE 250 
CYRTOMIDICTYUM FABERI (Baker) Ching 
ASPIDIACEZ 
CYRTOMIDICTYUM FABERI (Baker) Ching in Acta Phytotax. Sinica 6: 265 t. 54, 1957. 
_ Nephrodium, Faberi Baker inv Anne Bot. 9: 318.) 1891. « o 
Polystichum levsdocanlon C! Chr Ind Fil. 582. 1905; Ito, Ilustr. Biker 64. 1931; DeVol, Ferns East. 
China 78. 1945 (pro parte). { 
Polystichum Fabert Ching in. herb.. 
Very much similar to the, preceeding species in general habit, but differs in smaller size, fertile fronds 
15-35 cm long including stipes 10-20 cm long, lamina 10-15 cm long, 5.5-10 cm broad, free pinnae 5-8 pairs, 
45 cm long, 8-10 mm broad, lanceolate-falcate, also with a triangular acute auricle on the anterior side of 
the base, entire; Zextwre coriaceous; veins obscure, veinlets 3-4 in each group, all reaching the margin; sori 
medial and uniseriate on each side of the costa, dorsal only on the anterior basal veinlet of each group, 
or occasionally biseriate in the auricle. The sterile frond with longer stipe consisting of a few pairs of 
smaller and widely separated pinnae along the wiry and scaly rachis, which is prolongated into a very long 
stolon. CMS RD) See Nene 
Chekiang: Ningpo, Puto Island, E. Faber 205 (type); J. Guckett, Forbes 739; H. Migo, June 5, 1936; 
Whang-yen, N. T. Wang, August 10, 1944; Hangchow, Lingyin Monastery, R. C. Ching (1919), by stream 
side under broad-leaved forests; Mary S. Matthew 10218 (pro parte) ; Cheng-hai, K. K. Tsoong 135. Also 
Taiwan. 
A distinct local species, distinguished from C. lepidocaulon (Hooker) Ching chiefly in the much shorter 
pinnae, the uniseriate sori on each side of costa and in that all the veinlets of each group reach the margin. 
According to the photograph by Ito (l.c.), the plants from Taiwan reported as Polystichum lepidocaulon — 
(Hooker) J. Sm. seems to belong to the present species. 
Plate 250. 1. Habit sketch (natural size). 2. Pinna, showing venation and sori ( X 2). 3. Scale from. the 
basal part of stipe (X 20). 4-5. Sporangium with spores (X 100). 
