I 蕨 類 植 物 PTERIDOPHYTES

Phlegmariurus fordii (Baker) Ching

P1. 松 葉 蕨 科 Psilotaceae
(Lycopodium fordii Baker)
松 葉 蕨 屬 Psilotum Sw. Hab.: Herb.
松葉蕨 Pine-leaved Fern, Fork Fern Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak. On trunks or
Psilotum nudum (L.) Griseb. rocks in forests.
Hab.: Herb. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Black’s Link, Tai Tam. On Yunnan. Japan, Vietnam.
trees and rocks, in forests.
P3. 石 松 科 Lycopodiaceae
Dist.: S, E, SW China. Subtropical regions.
Uses: Medicinal. 藤 石 松 屬 Lycopodiastrum Holub
藤石松（石子藤） Climbed Clubmoss
P2. 石 杉 科 Huperziaceae
Lycopodiastrum casuarinoides (Spring)
石 杉 屬 Huperzia Bernh. Holub (Lycopodium casuarinoides
華南石杉 South China Clubmoss Spring)
†Huperzia austrosinica Ching Hab.: Vine.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Tai Po Kau, Ma On Shan,
Loc.: Lantau Peak. Lantau Island. In thickets.
Dist.: S China. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Hubei, S & SW China.
Tropical Asia.
蛇足石杉（千層塔） Serrate Clubmoss Uses: Medicinal.
Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trev. (Lycopodium
小 石 松 屬 Lycopodiella Holub
serratum Thunb.)
Hab.: Herb. 廣 東 小 石 松 Slender Clubmoss, Carolina
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak. On rocks in Clubmoss
forests and ravines. Lycopodiella carolinianum (L.) Holub
Dist.: S, E, C & NE China. Asia. (Lycopodium carolinianum L.)
Uses: Medicinal. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Sha Tin, Wong Nai Chung, Mount Parker.
馬 尾 杉 屬 Phlegmariurus (Heter)
In wet places under forest.
Holub
Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong.
龍骨馬尾杉 Carinate Clubmoss, Keeled
Clubmoss 燈 籠 草 屬 Palhinhaea A. Franco &
Vasc.
†*Phlegmariurus carinatus (Desv.) Ching
Hab.: Herb. 鋪地蜈蚣（燈籠草） Nodding Clubmoss
Loc.: Cultivated. Palhinhaea cernua (L.) A. Franco & Vasc.
Dist.: S China. SE Asia. (Lycopodium cernuum L.)
Hab.: Herb.
華南馬尾杉 Ford’s Clubmoss Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On grassy

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 slopes. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: E, S & SW China. Tropical Asia. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Uses: Medicinal. Dist.: Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou,
P4. 卷 柏 科 Selaginellaceae
Sichuan, Yunnan. Vietnam, Japan.
卷 柏 屬 Selaginella Beauv. Uses: Medicinal.
二形卷柏 Dimorphic Spikemoss
Selaginella biformis A. Br. ex Kuhn 兗州卷柏 Medicinal Spikemoss
Hab.: Herb. Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Tai Lam Chung, Tai Mo Hab.: Herb.
Shan, Lantau Island. In forests. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thin forests.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian. India, SE Dist.: E, C, S & SW China. Vietnam, Myanmar,
Asia. Nepal.
Uses: Medicinal.
毛枝卷柏 Treelet Spikemoss
*Selaginella braunii Baker 地柏 Mat Spikemoss
Hab.: Herb. *Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Br.
Loc.: Cultivated. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: E & SW China. Loc.: Cultivated.
Dist.: Native to Africa.
緣毛卷柏 Ciliated Spikemoss
Selaginella ciliaris (Retz.) Spring (Selaginella 細葉卷柏 Slender Spikemoss
proniflora auct. non Baker: Check List Selaginella labordei Hieron. (Selaginella
HK Pl. 1993.) tenera Spring)
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Lantau Island. Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Po Kau, Lantau
Dist.: Taiwan. S & SE Asia. Island. In forests.
Dist.: S, C & SW China.
薄葉卷柏 Delicate Spikemoss
Selaginella delicatula (Desv. ex Poir.) Alston 江南卷柏 Moellendorf’s Spikemoss
(Selaginella canaliculata Baker; †Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.
Selaginella flabellata Spring) Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Aberdeen, Pok Fu Lam. In forests.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam, Uses: Medicinal.
Myanmar.
疏葉卷柏
深綠卷柏 Spikemoss Selaginella remotifolia Spring (Selaginella
Selaginella doederleinii Hieron. (Selaginella semicordata Spring)
plumosa Baker) Hab.: Herb.

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Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Wai, Lantau Asia.
Island. In wet places under forest. Uses: Medicinal.
Dist.: Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan. Tropical Asia.
節節草（分枝木賊） Ramose Scouring
卷柏 (還魂草) Rush, Many-branched Horsetail
†Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On dry cliffs. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Tai Po Kau. On streams
Dist.: Widely distributed in China. E Asia. and wet places.
Dist.: Widely distributed in China. Temperate
粗葉卷柏 Rough-leaved Spikemoss and subtropical regions of the old world.
Selaginella trachyphylla A. Br. (Selaginella Uses: Medicinal.
atroviridis auct. non Spring: Check List
P9. 箭 蕨 科 Ophioglossaceae
HK Pl. 1993, p. p.)
Hab.: Herb. 箭 蕨 屬 Ophioglossum L.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island. In forests. 卵葉箭蕨 Adder’s Tongue-fern
Dist.: S China. Vietnam. Ophioglossum pedunculosum Desv.
Hab.: Herb.
翠 雲 草 Blue Selaginella, Rainbow Moss, Loc.: Tai Tam, Black’s Link, Victoria Peak. In
Hooked Selaginella forests.
Selaginella uncinata (Desv.) Spring Dist.: Taiwan, S & SW China. Tropical Asia.
Hab.: Herb. Uses: Medicinal.
Loc.: Victoria Peak. In forests.
Dist.: Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, 心葉箭蕨 Reticulate Adder’s Tongue
Guangxi, Hunan, SW China. †Ophioglossum reticulatum L.
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Pak Ngau Shek. In forests.
劍葉卷柏 Sword-leaved Spikemoss Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou,
†Selaginella xipholepis Bak. Yunnan, Sichuan. Korea, Japan, Vietnam,
Hab.: Herb. Malaysia, India, South America .
Loc.: Victoria Peak. In forests.
狹葉箭蕨
P6. 木 賊 科 Equisetaceae
Ophioglossum thermale Kom.
木 賊 屬 Equisetum L. (Ophioglossum nudicaule L. f.)
筆管草（纖弱木賊） Frail Horsetail Hab.: Herb.
Equisetum debile Roxb. ex Vauch. Loc.: Wan Chai (only one specimen collected
Hab.: Herb. in 1906). In forests.
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Tai Po, Wu Kau Teng. Dist.: NE China, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi,
Along ditches. Jiangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. S & SE Korea, Japan, Russia.

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Uses: Medicinal. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Lantau Island, Tai Mo
P11. 蓮 座 蕨 科 Angiopteridaceae
Shan. In forests.
蓮 座 蕨 屬 Angiopteris Hoffm. Dist.: Endemic to Hong Kong.
福建蓮座蕨 Mules-foot Fern
*Angiopteris fokiensis Hieron. (Angiopteris 華南紫萁 Vachel’s Osmunda, Vachel’s
evecta auct. non Hoffm.: Check List HK Interrupted Fern
Pl. 1993.)
Osmunda vachelii Hook.
Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Wong Nai Chung. In
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Mo Shan, Tai Po,
valleys.
Lantau Island. On hillslopes or along
Dist.: Fujian, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangdong,
streams.
Guangxi.
Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Uses: Edible (young fronds), ornamental.
Yunnan. Vietnam, Myanmar, India.
P13. 紫 萁 科 Osmundaceae Uses: Ornamental.
紫 萁 屬 Osmunda L. P14. 瘤 足 蕨 科 Plagiogyriaceae
狹葉紫萁 Narrow-leaved Osmunda 瘤 足 蕨 屬 Plagiogyria (Kunze) Mett.
Osmunda angustifolia Ching
華南瘤足蕨 Tumor-footed Fern
Hab.: Herb.
Plagiogyria tenuifolia Cop.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Sha Tin, Lantau
Hab.: Herb.
Island. In valleys.
Loc.: Ma On Shan, Sunset Peak. In wet places
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan.
under forest.
Dist.: Taiwan.
粗齒紫萁 Gross-dentate Osmunda
†Osmunda banksiifolia (C. Presl) Kuhn P15. 裏 白 科 Gleicheniaceae
Hab.: Herb.
芒 萁 屬 Dicranopteris Bernh.
Loc.: Sha Tau Kau. In valleys.
Dist.: Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang. 鐵芒萁 Linear Forked Fern
Japan, Philippines. Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw.
Hab.: Herb.
紫萁 Royal-fern Loc.: Mount Parker.
Osmunda japonica Thunb. (Osmunda regalis Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan. S & SE
auct. non L.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Asia.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Shing Mun. In forests. 芒萁 Dichotomy Forked Fern
Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Korea, Japan, Dicranopteris pedata (Houtt.) Nakaike
India. [Dicranopteris dicthotoma Bernh;
Dicranopteris linearis auct. non (Burm.
粵紫萁 Guangdong Osmunda f.) Underw.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.]
Osmunda mildei C. Chr. Hab.: Herb.
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Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On hillslopes.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Vietnam, India.
Uses: Medicinal. Indicator of acidic soil.
大羽芒箕
†Dicranopteris splendida (Hand.-Mazz.)
Tagawa
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Tai Mo Shan, Pak Mong,
Man Cheung Po. In valleys .
Dist.: Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan. Myanmar,
Vietnam.
裏 白 屬 Diplopterygium (Diels)
Nakai
粵裏白
†Diplopterygium cantonensis (Ching) Nakai
(Gleichenia cantonensis Ching)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Mo Shan, Fo Tan.
In thin forests.
Dist.: Guangdong.
中華裏白
†Diplopterygium chinensis (Ros.) DeVol
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Lantau Island, Tai Mo Shan. Along
ditches or in thin forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Guizhou, Sichuan. Vietnam.
裏白
Diplopterygium glaucum (Thunb. ex Houtt.)
Nakai (Hicriopteris glauca Ching)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Lion Rock, Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan.
In thin forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
India.
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P17. 海 金 沙 科 Lygodiaceae
海 金 沙 屬 Lygodium Sw.
掌葉海金沙 Conform Climbing Fern
Lygodium conforme C. Chr. (Lygodium
dichotomum auct. non Sw.: Check List
HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Climbing herb.
Loc.: Cape D’Aguilar, Tsing Yi, Castle Peak.
In thin forests.
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan.
Vietnam.
曲軸海金沙 Flexuose Climbing Fern
Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw.
Hab.: Climbing herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Yunnan. Vietnam, Thailand, India,
Malaysia, Australia.
海金沙 Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Hab.: Climbing herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Philippines, Malaysia, India, Australia.
Uses: Medicinal.
小葉海金沙 Scansorial Climbing Fern
Lygodium scandens (L.) Sw.
Hab.: Climbing herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thickets.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Guangxi, Yunnan. India, Myanmar,
Malaysia.
 P18. 膜 蕨 科 Hymenophllaceae
假 脈 蕨 屬 Crepidomanes Presl
南洋假脈蕨 Two-dotted Crepidomanes,
Two-punctated Crepidomanes
†Crepidomanes bipunctatum (Poir.) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: No precise locality. On moist rocks.
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan.
Widely distributed in E Africa, S & SE
Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand.
緣內假脈蕨
†Crepidomanes intramarginale (Hook. &
Grev.) Cop. (Trichomanes
intramarginale Hook. & Grev.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker (only one specimen
collected in 1906). On rocks in forest.
Dist.: Guangdong. Sri Lanka.
闊邊假脈蕨 Bristle Fern
Crepidomanes latemarginale (Eaton) Cop.
(Trichomanes latemarginale Eaton)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Mount Nicholson, Tai Mo
Shan. On rocks in valleys.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong. Vietnam, Thailand,
India.
長柄假脈蕨
Crepidomanes racemulosum (van den Bosch )
Ching (Trichomanes orientale auct. non
C. Chr.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan (only one specimen
collected in 1907). On trunks and rocks
in forest.
Dist.: S & SW China. Vietnam, India.
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團 扇 蕨 屬 Gonocormus van den
Bosch
團扇蕨 Minute Gonocormus
Gonnocormus minutus van den Bosch
(Trichomanes parvulum auct. auct. non
Baker: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Nicholson. On moist rocks.
Dist.: NE, E, S & SW China. Russia, Korea,
Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Polynesia.
細口團扇蕨
Gonnocormus nitidulus (van den Bosch)
Prantl
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Po Kau.
Dist.: Taiwan. Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Australia.
膜 蕨 屬 Hymenophyllum Sm.
華南膜蕨
*Hymenophyllum austrosinicum Ching
(Hymnophyllum oxyodon auct. non
Baker: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan. On rocks in
forest.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong.
露 蕨 屬 Mecodium Presl
露蕨 Chestnut Brown Mecodium
Mecodium badium (Hook. & Grev.) Cop.
(Hymnophyllum javanicum auct. non
Baker: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Lantau Island, Tai Mo Shan. On rocks in
forest.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui,
Hunan, Guangdong. Korea, Japan,
Vietnam, India.
小果露蕨 Small-sorus Mecodium
Mecodium microsorum (van den Bosch)
Ching (Hymnophyllum polyanthes auct.
non Sw.; Hymnophyllum tenellum auct.
non Kuhn: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Lantau Island, Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan.
On rocks in forest.
Dist.: E, S & SW China. Japan, Vietnam,
Myanmar.
長柄露蕨 Long-stipe Mecodium
Mecodium osmundoides (van den Bosch)
Ching
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Lantau Island, Tai Mo Shan, Pat Sin
Leng.
Dist.: S & SW China. Indochina to India.
長 筒 蕨 屬 Selenodesmium (Prantl)
Cop.
華南長筒蕨 Siamense Selenodesmium
Selenodesmium siamense (Christ) Ching & C.
H. Wang (Trichomanes obscurum auct.
non Blume, Trichomanes rigidum auct.
non Sw.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Mo Shan,
Kowloon, Tai Po Kau, Sham Chung. On
rocks in forest.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi. Vietnam,
Thailand.
瓶 蕨 屬 Trichomanes L.
瓶蕨 Bottle-fern
Trichomanes auriculatum Blume
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan (only one specimen
collected in 1907). On trunks along
streams.
Dist.: Zhejiang, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Guangdong,
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Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou,
Sichuan. Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam to
India.
華東瓶蕨 Oriental Bottle-fern
*Trichomanes orientale C. Chr.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Hong Kong. On rocks along streams.
Dist.: E, S & SW China. Japan, Korea.
P19. 蚌 殼 蕨 科 Dicksoniaceae
金 毛 狗 屬 Cibotium Kaulf.
金毛狗 Lamb of Tartary
Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm.
Hab.: Tree-like fern.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: S, SW & E China. Japan, Vietnam,
Myanmar, India, Malaysia.
Uses: Medicinal, edible. Indicator of acid soil.
P20. 桫 欏 科 Cyatheaceae
木 桫 欏 屬 Alsophila R. Br.
刺桫欏 Spiny Tree-fern
Alsophila spinulosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Tryon
(Cyathea spinulosa Wall. ex Hook.)
Hab.: Tree-like fern.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Tai
Mo Shan, Tai Lam. In valleys.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan.
黑 桫 欏 屬 Gymnosphaera Blume
細齒黑桫欏 Toothed Black Tree-fern
†Gymnosphaera hancockii (Cop.) Ching
[Cyathea hancockii Cop.;
Gymnosphaera denticulata (Baker)
Cop.]
Hab.: Tree-like fern.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Tung Chung. In forest of
valleys.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong. Loc.: Aberdeen, Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Japan. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Vietnam.
黑桫欏 Black Tree Fern
Gymnosphaera podophylla (Hook.) Cop. 粗毛鱗蓋蕨 Hairy Scaly-fern
(Cyathea podophylla Cop.) Microlepia strigosa (Thunb.) Presl
Hab.: Tree-like fern. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Shek O, Clear Water Bay, Tseng Lan Loc.: Wong Chuk Hang. In forests.
Shue. In valleys. Dist.: SE coastal provinces and regions of
Dist.: Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, China, Sichuan, Yunnan. Japan,
Guangxi, Yunnan. Vietnam. Philippines, Malaysia.

白 桫 欏 屬 Sphaeropteris Bernh. P23. 鱗 始 蕨 科 Lindsaeaceae

筆筒樹 Scaly Tree-fern 鱗 始 蕨 屬 Lindsaea Dry.
†*Sphaeropteris lepifera (J. Sm. ex Hook.)
劍葉鱗始蕨（雙唇蕨） Sword-leaved
Tryon (Cyathea lepifera Cop.)
Lindsaea
Hab.: Tree-like fern.
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. (Schizoloma
Loc.: Victoria Peak (naturalized). In forests of
ensifolium J. Sm.)
valleys.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Taiwan. Native to Philippines.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. Along roadside
Uses: Ornamental.
on slopes.
P22. 碗 蕨 科 Dennstaedtiaceae Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan.
Tropical Asia to SW Africa.
鱗 蓋 蕨 屬 Microlepia Presl
華南鱗蓋蕨 Scaly-fern 異葉鱗始蕨（異葉雙唇蕨）
Microlepia hancei Prantl Lindsaea heterophylla Dry. (Schizoloma
Hab.: Herb. heterophyllum J. Sm.)
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Sai Kung. In forests. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi. Vietnam. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On hills.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
虎克鱗蓋蕨 Hooker’s Scaly-fern Yunnan. Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Microlepia hookeriana (Wall. ex Hook.) Presl Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Pok Fu Lam, Mount Violet, Tai Mo Shan, 團葉鱗始蕨 Orbicular Lindsaea
Ma On Shan. In forests. Lindsaea orbiculata (Lam.) Mett. ex Kuhn
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hab.: Herb.
Yunnan. Tropical Asia. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
邊緣鱗蓋蕨 Marginal Scaly-fern Guizhou, Sichuan. Asia, Tropical
Microlepia marginata (Houtt.) C. Chr. Australia.
Hab.: Herb.
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 烏 蕨 屬 Stenoloma Fée 1993.]
闊片烏蕨 Biflorate Wedgelet Fern Hab.: Herb.
*Stenoloma biflorum (Kaulf.) Ching Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forest edges
[Sphenomeris chinensis (L.) Maxon var. or on slopes.
littorale auct. non (Tagawa) Ohwi: Dist.: Widely distributed in China. Tropical
Check List HK Pl. 1993.] & temperate regions.
Hab.: Herb. Uses: Medicinal, edible.
Loc.: Stanley, Kwo Chau Islands. On rocks P27. 鳳 尾 蕨 科 Pteridaceae
along banks.
栗 蕨 屬 Histiopteris (Agardh) J. Sm.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong. S Japan,
Philippines. 栗蕨 Incised Histiopteris
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb. ) J. Sm.
烏蕨（烏韭） Fairy Fern, Common Wedgelet Hab.: Herb.
Fern Loc.: Ma On Shan (near Wu Kau Sha, only one
Stenoloma chusanum (L.) Ching specimen collected in 1974). In thin
[Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J. Sm.] forests.
Hab.: Herb. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thickets. Yunnan. Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan, Africa, Tropical America.
Philippines to Polynesia, Madagascar. 鳳 尾 蕨 屬 Pteris L.
Uses: Medicinal.
狹眼鳳尾蕨 Biauriculae Brake
P25. 姬 蕨 科 Hypolepidaceae Pteris biaurita L.
姬 蕨 屬 Hypolepis Bernh. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
姬蕨 Downy Ground Fern, Punctate Flakelet
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Fern
Yunnan. Tropical region.
Hypolepis punctata (Thunb.) Mett.
Hab.: Herb.
條紋鳳尾蕨
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan (only one specimen
Pteris cadieri Christ (Pteris dimorpha Cop.)
collected in 1907). In forests.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui,
Loc.: Fanling (only one specimen collected in
Guangdong, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou.
1911). In forests.
Tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
P26. 蕨 科 Pteridiaceae Guizhou, Yunnan. Japan, Vietnam.

蕨 屬 Pteridium Scop.
岩鳳尾蕨
蕨 Bracken Fern Pteris deltodon Baker
*Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum Hab.: Herb.
(Desv.) Underw. [Pteridium aquilinum Loc.: Ma On Shan (only one specimen
auct. non (L.) Kuhn: Check List HK Pl. collected in 1975). On limestone cliffs.
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Dist.: Taiwan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Loc.: Pak Tai To Yan, Ma On Shan. In forests.
Yunnan. Vietnam, Japan. Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi,
Yunnan. Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, India,
刺齒鳳尾蕨 Disparate Brake Nepal, Malaysia.
†*Pteris dispar Kunze [Pteris semipinnata var.
dispar (Kunze) Hook. & Baker] 全緣鳳尾蕨 Conspicuous Brake
Hab.: Herb. Pteris insignis Mett. ex Kuhn
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thin forests. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea, Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan, Sunset Peak,
Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam. Kai Kung Leng. In forests of valleys.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
劍葉鳳尾蕨 Sword Brake Malaysia.
Pteris ensiformis Burm.
Hab.: Herb. 線羽鳳尾蕨 Lineate Brake
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests. †*Pteris linearis Poir.
Dist.: E, S & SW China. Japan, Vietnam, Hab.: Herb.
Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia to Loc.: Shek O. In forests.
Polynesia. Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi,
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental. Guizhou, Yunnan. Tropical Asia,
Madagascar.
金釵鳳尾蕨 Faurie’s Brake
Pteris fauriei Hieron. (Pteris quodriaurita 井欄邊草 Chinese Brake
auct. non Retz.: Check List HK Pl. Pteris multifida Poir.
1993.) Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Lamma Island. In forests. Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Japan,
Dist.: Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Philippines, Vietnam.
Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan. Uses: Medicinal.
Japan, Vietnam.
斜羽鳳尾蕨 Oblique Pinna Blake
疏裂鳳尾蕨 †Pteris oshimensis Hieron.
*Pteris finotii Christ (Pteris excelsa auct. non Hab.: Herb.
Gaudich.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Loc.: Tai A Chau. In forests.
Hab.: Herb. Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan. Vietnam,
Loc.: Nam Chung, Ng Tung Chai. In forests. Japan.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan. Vietnam.
半邊旗 Semi-pinnated Brake
林下鳳尾蕨 Greville’s Brake Pteris semipinnata L.
Pteris grevilleana Wall. ex Agardh Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.

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Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan, Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. On walls.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India. Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi,
Uses: Medicinal. Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan. Laos,
Myanmar, India, Iran, Afghanistan,
蜈蚣草 Ladder Brake Africa, South America .
Pteris vittata L. (Pteris longifolia auct. non L.:
碎 米 蕨 屬 Cheilosoria Trev.
Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb. 毛軸碎米蕨 Chusan Lip-fern
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On calcareous †Cheilosoria chusana (Hook.) Ching & K. H.
soil. Shing
Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Tropical and Hab.: Herb.
subtropical regions of the Old World. Loc.: Sai Kung, Mt. Davis. In forests.
Uses: Medicinal. Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Japan,
Philippines, Vietnam.
P28. 鹵 蕨 科 Acrostichaceae
鹵 蕨 屬 Acrostichum L. 碎米蕨 Lace-fern, Mysure Lip-fern
Cheilosoria mysurensis (Wall. ex Hook.)
鹵蕨 Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern
Ching & K. H. Shing (Cheilanthes
Acrostichum aureum L.
mysurensis auct. non Wall : Check List
Hab.: Herb.
HK Pl. 1993.)
Loc.: Mai Po, Tai Shui Hang, Wong Nai Chung
Hab.: Herb.
Gap, Sha Tin, Sai Kung. On littoral mud
Loc.: Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Tan (Sai Kung). In
flat.
thickets and on streamsides.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan. Tropics.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.
P29. 光 葉 藤 蕨 科 Tropical Asia.
Stenochlaenaceae
光 葉 藤 蕨 屬 Stenochlaena J. Sm. 薄葉碎米蕨 Narrow-leaved Lip-fern,
光葉藤蕨 Marshy Vine Fern, Palustral Vine Thin-leaved Lip-fern
Fern Cheilosoria tenuifolia (Burm.) Trev.
†*Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. (Cheilanthes tenuifolia Sw.)
Hab.: Climbing fern. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mai Po, Sha Chau. On wet places in thin Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On hillslopes
forest. near villages.
Dist.: Hainan, Yunnan. Subtropical regions. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Guangxi, Yunnan. Tropical Asia.
P30. 中 國 蕨 科 Sinopteridaceae
烏 軸 蕨 屬 Dorypteris J. Sm.
粉 背 蕨 屬 Aleuritopteris Fée
烏軸蕨
粉背蕨 Dorypteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn
†Aleuritopteris farinosa (Forsk.) Fée Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Mirs Bay (only one specimen collected
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 in 1906). In forests. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi. Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan. Tropical and
Tropics. subtropical Asia.

隱 囊 蕨 屬 Notholaena R. Br.
隱囊蕨 Hirsute Notholaena, Lip-fern
Notholaena hirsuta (Poir.) Desv. (Cheilanthes
hirsuta Desv.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Shek O, Ho Chung, Lung Kwu Tan, Po
Toi Islands. Along streams.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi.
Tropical Asia, Polynesia.
扇葉鐵線蕨 Fan-leaved Maidenhair
Adiantum flabellulatum L.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On sunny
hillslopes.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka.
Uses: Medicinal. Indicator of acid soil.

金 粉 蕨 屬 Onychium Kaulf. 南洋鐵線蕨 Walking Maidenhair Fern

†Adiantum malesianum Ghatak
日本金粉蕨 Japanese Claw Fern
Hab.: Herb.
Onychium japonicum (Thunb.) Kunze
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thickets.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: S & SW China. Malaysia, Vietnam,
Loc.: Aberdeen, Stanley, Lantau Island. In
Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka.
forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Japan,
半 月 鐵 線 蕨 （ 菲 島 鐵 線 蕨 ） Philippine
Philippines, Indonesia, Polynesia.
Maidenhair, Crescent Maidenhair
Uses: Medicinal.
Adiantum philippense L. (Adiantum
P31. 鐵 線 蕨 科 Adiantaceae lunulatum Burm.)
鐵 線 蕨 屬 Adiantum L. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Aberdeen, Shing Mun, Sha Tin. In
鐵線蕨 Maidenhair
forests.
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi,
Hab.: Herb.
Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan. Tropical and
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On calcareous
subtropical Asia.
soil.
Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Temperate P32. 水 蕨 科 Parkeriaceae
area in the world. 水 蕨 屬 Ceratopteris Brongn.
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental.
水蕨 Floating Fern, Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.)
鞭葉鐵線蕨 Walking Maidenhair, Walking
Brongn.[Ceratopteris siliquosa Cop.]
Fern
Hab.: Herb.
Adiantum caudatum L.
Loc.: Lai Chi Chong, Sham Chung, Po Toi
Hab.: Herb.
Islands, Ping Chau (Mirs Bay), Kam Tin,
Loc.: Kowloon City, Wu Shek Kok, Lantau
Plover Cove. In paddy field or wet
Island. In forests.
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 places. crinipes Ching)
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Tropical Hab.: Herb.
and subtropical regions Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Uses: Medicinal, edible. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, S & SW China. SE Asia
to Polynesia.
P33. 裸 子 蕨 科 Hemionitidaceae
粉 葉 蕨 屬 Pityrogramma Link 闊葉短腸蕨
粉葉蕨 Silver Fern Allantodia matthewii (Cop.) Ching
†*Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link (Asplenium matthewii Cop.)
(Pityrogramma tartarea auct. non Hab.: Herb.
Maxon: Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak. In forests.
Hab.: Herb. Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan.
Loc.: North Point, Yau Ma Tei, Fanling. In Vietnam.
valleys .
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Yunnan. Tropical 江南短腸蕨
region. Allantodia metteniana (Miq.) Ching
Uses: Ornamental. [Athyrium japonicum auct. non (Thbg.)
Cop.: Check List HK Pl. 1993,
P35. 書 帶 蕨 科 Vittariaceae
Diplazium mettenianum (Miq.) C. Chr.]
書 帶 蕨 屬 Vittaria Sm. Hab.: Herb.
書帶蕨 Shoe-string Fern Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan, Sunset Peak,
Vittaria flexuosa Fée (Vittaia lineata auct. non Lantau Peak. In forests.
Sm.: Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan,
Hab.: Herb. Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Lantau Peak. On trunks or Sichuan. Japan, Vietnam.
rocks.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan, 淡綠短腸蕨 Greenish Twin-sorus Fern
Vietnam, Nepal, India. Allantodia virescens (Kunze) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
P36. 蹄 蓋 蕨 科 Athyriaceae
Loc.: Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
短 腸 蕨 屬 Allantodia R. Br. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
邊生短腸蕨 Conterminal Twin-sorus Fern Japan.
†Allantodia contermina (Christ) Ching 假 蹄 蓋 蕨 屬 Athyriopsis Ching
Hab.: Herb.
假蹄蓋蕨
Loc.: Hong Kong. In forests.
†Athyriopsis japonica (Thunb.) Ching
Dist.: S & SW China. Vietnam, Japan.
[Athyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Cop.;
Lunathyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Ching;
膨大短腸蕨 Widened Twin-sorus Fern
Lunathyrium conilii Kurata]
†*Allantodia dilatata (Blume) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
(Asplenium latifolium Don; Diplazium
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
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Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
Japan.
毛軸假蹄蓋蕨
*Athyriopsis petersenii (Kunze) Ching
[Athyriopsis japonica auct. non (Thunb.)
Ching : Check List HK Pl.1993.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Wong Nai Chung, Tai Mo
Shan. In forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan, SE
Asia.
Loc.: Mount Nicholson, Lantau Peak, Ma On
Shan. In forests.
Dist.: Fujian.
毛 子 蕨 屬 Monomelangium Hayata
毛子蕨 Pullinger’s Lady-fern
Monomelangium pullingeri (Baker) Tagawa
[Athyrium pullingeri (Baker) Cop.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan. In forests.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Taiwan. SE
Asia.

菜 蕨 屬 Callipteris Bory 單 葉 雙 蓋 蕨 屬 Triblemma (J. Sm.)

Ching
菜蕨 Fleshy Lady-fern
單葉雙蓋蕨 Spear-leaved Lady-fern
Callipteris esculenta (Retz.) J. Sm. (Athyrium
Triblemma lancea (Thunb.) Ching [Athyrium
esculentum Cop.)
lanceum (Thunb.) Milde]
Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Aberdeen. In wet places.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Dist.: S, SE & SW China. SE & S Asia
Guangxi, Yunnan. Asia, tropical
Australia.
裂葉雙蓋蕨 Ceylon Spleenwort
Uses: Edible.
Triblemma zeylanica (Hook.) Ching
雙 蓋 蕨 屬 Diplazium Sw. (Athyrium zeylanica Hook.)
雙蓋蕨 Twin-sorus Fern Hab.: Herb.
Diplazium donianum (Mett.) Tard.-Blot Loc.: Caine Rd. (only one specimen collected
(Athyrium bantamense auct. non Milde: in 1907). On rocks along streams.
Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Hab.: Herb. Hainan, Sichuan, Hunan. Japan, SE Asia,
Loc.: Wong Nai Chung, Tung Chung. In Sri Lanka.
forests. P38. 金 星 蕨 科 Thelypteridaceae
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
星 毛 蕨 屬 Ampelopteris Kunze
Yunnan. India, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Japan. 星毛蕨
†Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Cop.
馬鞍山雙蓋蕨 Feathery-leaved Lady-fern Hab.: Herb.
Diplazium maonense Ching [Athyrium Loc.: Chau Tau. In thin forests, along roadside.
pinnatum auct. non (Blanco) Cop.: Dist.: S & SW China. Tropical regions of Asia,
Check List HK Pl. 1993.] Africa.
Hab.: Herb.
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 毛 蕨 屬 Cyclosorus Link Polynesia.
漸尖毛蕨 Hairy Wood-fern, Acuminate
Tri-vein Fern 寬羽毛蕨 Broad-pinna Tri-vein Fern
Cyclosorus acuminatus (Houtt.) Nakai Cyclosorus latipinnus (Benth.) Tard.-Blot
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests, along Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In valleys or
roadside. along streams.
Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Korea, Japan, Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi.
Vietnam. SE Asia.

乾旱毛蕨 Dry Wood-fern, Arid Tri-vein Fern 華南毛蕨 Wood-fern, Parasitic Tri-vein Fern
Cyclosorus aridus (Don) Tagawa Cyclosorus parasiticus (L.) Farw. [Christella
Hab.: Herb. parasitica (L.) Leveille]
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests, along Hab.: Herb.
roadside. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On margins of
Dist.: E, S & SW China. SE Asia, India, Nepal. forests and roadside.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong,
齒牙毛蕨 Tapering Tri-vein Fern, Downy Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan.
Woody-fern Tropics.
Cyclosorus dentatus (Forsk.) Ching 聖 蕨 屬 Dictyocline Moore
Hab.: Herb.
聖蕨 Wilford’s Dictyocline
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. On wet places of valleys.
Dictyocline wilfordii (Hook.) J. Sm.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong,
(Dictyocline griffithii auct. non Moore:
Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou. Vietnam,
Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Thailand, Myanmar, India, Tropical
Hab.: Herb.
America.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak, Lantau Peak.
In forests.
異子毛蕨 Heterocarpous Tri-vein Fern
Dist.: Zhejiang, Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong,
Cyclosorus heterocarpus (Blume) Ching
Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan.
Hab.: Herb.
Vietnam, Japan.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In valleys.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan. SE Asia. 針 毛 蕨 屬 Macrothelypteris (H. Ito)
Ching
間斷毛蕨 Interrupted Tri-vein Fern 普通針毛蕨 Mariana Maiden Fern,
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H. Ito Wood-fern
(Cyclosorus gongylodes Link) Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.)
Hab.: Herb. Ching (Dryopteris setigera C. Chr.)
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On wet places Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On wet places
Hainan, Guangxi. S & SE Asia to of valleys.
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Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Tropical Vietnam.
Asia.
微紅新月蕨
金 星 蕨 屬 Parathelypteris (H. Ito)
Ching Pronephrium sampsoni (Baker) Ching
[Cyclosorus sampsoni (Baker) Donk]
鈍頭金星蕨
Hab.: Herb.
†Parathelypteris angulariloba (Ching) Ching
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Pat Sin Leng. In valleys.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan.
Loc.: Victoria Peak. In forests.
Japan, Vietnam, Thailand.
Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi. Japan.

單葉新月蕨 Simple Pronephrium

金星蕨
Pronephrium simplex (Hance)
Parathelypteris glanduligera (Kunze) Ching
Holtt.[Cyclosorus simplex (Hook.) Cop.]
[Dryopteris gracilescens (Blume)
Hab.: Herb.
Kuntze; Lastrea thelypteris auct. non (L.)
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In valleys.
Bory : Check List HK Pl.1993.]
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Hab.: Herb.
Guangxi, Yunnan. Vietnam.
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Mount Gough, Mount
Parker, Tai Po Kau. In forests.
三羽新月蕨 Three-leaved Pronephrium
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
Pronephrium triphyllum (Sw.) Holtt.
Japan to India.
[Cyclosorus triphyllus (Sw.) Cop.]
新 月 蕨 屬 Pronephrium Presl Hab.: Herb.
新月蕨 Rugged Pronephrium Loc.: Pak Tai To Yan. In forests.
†*Pronephrium aspera (Presl) Shieh & Tsai Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
[Pronephrium gymnopteridifrons Yunnan.
(Hayata) Holttum; Cyclosorus 假 毛 蕨 屬 Pseudocyclosorus Ching
urophyllus auct. non Cop.: Check List
溪邊假毛蕨
HK Pl. 1993.)
Pseudocyclosorus ciliatus (Wall.) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
(Lastrea calcarata Moore)
Loc.: Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan, Castle Peak.
Hab.: Herb.
In forests.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. Along streams.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Tropical Asia.
Yunnan. S & SE Asia.

紅色新月蕨 Red Pronephrium

鐮片假毛蕨 Falcate-lobed Pseudocyclosorus
†Pronephrium lakhimpurense (Ros.) Holtt.
Pseudocyclosorus falciloba (Hook.) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. Along streams in valleys.
Dist.: Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Dist.: E & S China. Japan, Indochina , India.
Sichuan, Yunnan. India, Thailand,
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普通假毛蕨 Common Pseudocyclosorus Asplenium crinicaule Hance
Pseudocyclosorus subochthodes (Ching) Hab.: Herb.
Ching [Pseudocyclosorus esquirolii auct. Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Mo Shan. In
non (Christ) Ching] forests.
Hab.: Herb. Dist.: Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi,
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Fo Tan. In forests. Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan. S & SE Asia
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea, to Australia.
Japan to India.
劍葉鐵角蕨 Sword-leaved Spleenwort
假毛蕨 False Pseudocyclosorus Asplenium ensiforme Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
†Pseudocyclosorus tylodes (Kunze) Ching (Asplenium holosorum Christ)
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Dist.: S & SW China. S Asia to Indochina. Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan,
Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang.
P39. 鐵 角 蕨 科 Aspleniaceae
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka to Japan.
鐵 角 蕨 屬 Asplenium L.
合生鐵角蕨 Spleenwort 鐮葉鐵角蕨 Falcate-leaved Spleenwort
Asplenium adnatum Cop. Asplenium falcatum Lam. (Asplenium
Hab.: Herb. macrophyllum auct. non Sw: Check List
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan (only one specimen HK Pl. 1993.)
collected in 1907). On streamsides. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Guangdong. Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Castle
Peak, Chek Chau. In forests.
華南鐵角蕨 South China Spleenwort Dist.: Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hainan,
Asplenium austrochinense Ching (Asplenium Taiwan. S & SE Asia to Polynesia, South
wilfordii auct. non. Mett. ex Kuhn.: Africa.
Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb. 厚葉鐵角蕨 Griffith’s Spleenwort
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak. In forests. †Asplenium griffithianum Hook.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Ng Tung Chai. In forests, on rocks along
齒果鐵角蕨 Lip-sorus Spleenwort streams.
Asplenium cheilosorum Kunze ex Mett. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Hunan, S & SW China.
Hab.: Herb. India, Myanmar, Vietnam to Japan.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, SW 大羽鐵角蕨 Wedge-shaped Spleenwort
China. Japan, SE & S Asia. Asplenium neolaserpitifolium Tard.-Blot &
Ching (Aspleium cuneatum Lam., p.p.)
毛軸鐵角蕨 Hairy-stemmed Spleenwort Hab.: Herb.

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Loc.: Hong Kong. In forests, on rocks along Hab.: Herb.
streams. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan. Along
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Yunnan. S Japan to streams.
Vietnam, India, Malaysia. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
Japan.
倒掛鐵角蕨 Normal Spleenwort
巢 蕨 屬 Neottopteris J. Sm.
Asplenium normale Don
Hab.: Herb. 巢蕨 (雀巢芒) Bird-nest Fern
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Ma On Shan. In Neottopteris nidus (L.) J. Sm. (Asplenium
forests. nidus L.)
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. S & SE Hab.: Herb.
Asia, Japan, Hawaii, Madagascar. Loc.: Mount Parker, Cape D’Aguilar, Tai Tam,
Tai Pang Wan. On trees or rocks.
長葉鐵角蕨 Rue-leaved Spleenwort Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan.
Asplenium prolongatum Hook. Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia.
Hab.: Herb. P42. 烏 毛 蕨 科 Blechnaceae
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On trees and
烏 毛 蕨 屬 Blechnum L.
rocks.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan, 烏毛蕨 Oriental Blechnum
Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Blechnum orientale L.
Vietnam, Fiji Islands. Hab.: Herb.
Uses: Ornamental. Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In thin forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. S & SE
假大羽鐵角蕨 Large-pinna Spleenwort Asia.
†Asplenium pseudolaserpitifolium Ching 蘇 鐵 蕨 屬 Brainea J. Sm.
Hab.: Herb.
蘇鐵蕨 Cycad-fern
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Ng Tung Chai. In
Brainea insignis (Hook.) J. Sm.
forests.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi,
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On grassy
Yunnan. India to SE Asia.
slopes or in thickets.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
半邊鐵角蕨 Unilateral Spleenwort
Guangxi, Yunnan. India, SE Asia.
Asplenium unilaterale Lam.
Uses: Ornamental.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. In forests. 崇 澍 蕨 屬 Chieniopteris Ching
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Tropical 崇澍蕨 Harland’s Hain Fern
Asia, East Africa. Chieniopteris harlandii (Hook.) Ching
(Woodwardia harlandii Hook.)
翅柄鐵角蕨 Wright’s Spleewort Hab.: Herb.
Asplenium wrightii Eaton ex Hook. Loc.: Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan. In valleys.

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Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Loc.: Hong Kong.
Guangxi, Hunan. Vietnam, Japan. Dist.: Areas S of Qinling Range. Japan, S & SE
Asia.
裂羽崇澍蕨 Dissected Hain Fern, Kemp’s
Hain Fern
P45. 鱗 毛 蕨 科 Dryopteridaceae
†Chieniopteris kempii (Cop.) Ching 芒 蕨 屬 Arachniodes Blume
(Woodwardia harlandii auct. non Hook: 中華芒蕨
Check List HK Pl. 1993, p. p.) †Arachniodes chinensis (Ros.) Ching
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan (only one specimen Loc.: Victoria Peak, Ng Tung Chai. In forests.
collected in 1899). In forests. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi. Japan.
Japan.

狗 脊 屬 Woodwardia Sm. 芒蕨
Arachniodes exilis (Hance) Ching [Rumohra
狗脊 Japanese Chain Fern
aristata auct. non (Forst) Ching: Check
Woodwardia japonica (L. f.) J. Sm.
List HK Pl. 1993.]
Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Tai Mo Shan. In thin
Loc.: Ng Tung Chai. In forests.
forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
Japan.
黑鱗芒蕨
Uses: Medicinal.
Arachniodes nigrospinosa (Ching) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
東方狗脊 Oriental Chain Fern
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Woodwardia orientalis Sw.
Dist.: S China.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Sha Tau Kau, Tai Mo Shan,
斜方芒蕨
Ma On Shan. On hillslopes.
*Arachniodes rhomboidea (Wall. ex Mett.)
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong.
Ching [Rumohra amabilis auct. non
Japan, Philippines.
(Blume) Ching: Check List HK Pl.
1993.]
芽珠狗脊 Prolific Chain Fern
Hab.: Herb.
†Woodwardia prolifora Hook. & Arn.
Loc.: Hong Kong. In forests.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Loc.: Ho Pui Reservior.
Myanmar, India, Nepal.
Dist.: E & S China. Japan.
鞭 葉 蕨 屬 Cyrtomidictyum Ching
頂芽狗脊 Unigemmate Chain Fern 單葉鞭葉蕨
†Woodwardia unigemimata (Makino) Nakai Cyrtomidictyum basipinnatum (Baker)
Hab.: Herb. Ching (Aspidium basipinnatum Baker)
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Hab.: Herb. Dryopteris fuscipes C. Chr. [Dryopteris
Loc.: Mount Nicholson (only one specimen erythrosora auct. non (Eaton) Kuntze:
collected in 1906). In forests. Check List HK Pl. 1993.]
Dist.: S China. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan.
貫 衆 屬 Cyrtomium Presl
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
鐮羽貫衆 Falcate Holly Fern Indochina.
Cyrtomium balansae (Christ) C. Chr.
(Phanerophlebia vittata Cop.) 柄葉鱗毛蕨
Hab.: Herb. Dryopteris podophylla (Hook.) Kuntze
Loc.: Ma On Shan, Lantau Island. In forests. Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam, Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Japan. Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong.

全緣貫衆 Asian Holly Fern 稀疏鱗毛蕨

Cyrtomium falcatum (L. f.) Presl Dryopteris sparsa (Don) Kuntze
[Phanerophlebia falcata (L. f.) Cop.] Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Ma On Shan. In forests.
Loc.: Shek O, Tap Mun Chau, Ninepin Group. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. India,
On rocks. Vietnam, Japan.
Dist.: Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Taiwan,
Fujian, Guangdong. Japan. 嶺南鱗毛蕨
Uses: Medicinal. †Dryopteris tenuicula Matthew & Christ
鱗 毛 蕨 屬 Dryopteris Adans. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: No precise locality.
闊鱗鱗毛蕨 Male-fern
Dist.: Guangdong.
Dryopteris championii (Benth.) C. Chr. ex
Ching [Dryopteris filix-mas auct. non (L.)
變異鱗毛蕨
Schott: Check List HK Plants. 1993.]
Dryopteris varia (L.) Kuntze [Polystichum
Hab.: Herb.
varium (L.) Presl]
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Mount Parker. In forests.
Hab.: Herb.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan.
異蓋鱗毛蕨
Dryopteris decipiens (Hook.) Kuntze 耳 蕨 屬 Polystichum Roth
Hab.: Herb. 華南耳蕨 Green-grey Shield Fern
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. In forests. †Polystichum eximium (Mett. ex Kuhn) C.
Dist.: Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chr.
Guizhou. Japan. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. On hillslopes.
黑足鱗毛蕨 Autumn Fern Dist.: S China, Taiwan. Vietnam, Japan.
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 P46. 叉 蕨 科 Aspidiaceae
沙 皮 蕨 屬 Hemigramma Christ
沙皮蕨
Hemigramma decurrens (Hook.) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Hong Kong Island, Nam Chung, Sha Tau
Kau. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Yunnan. Vietnam, Japan.
黃 腺 蕨 屬 Pleocnemia Presl
有蓋黃腺蕨
Pleocnemia conjugata (Blume)
[Tectaria leuzeana auct. non (Gaudich.)
Cop.: Check List HK Pl.1993, p. p.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Ho Chung. In forests.
Dist.: SE Asia, Myanmar, India.
黃腺蕨
Pleocnemia winitii Holtt. [Tectaria leuzeana
auct. non (Gaudich.) Cop.: Check List
HK Pl. 1993, p. p.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Gough, Pat Sin Leng. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
Guangxi, Yunnan. Vietnam, Thailand,
India.
地 耳 蕨 屬 Quercifilix Cop.
地耳蕨 Ceylon Quercifilix
Quercifilix zeylanica (Houtt.) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Yunnan, Guizhou. Vietnam, Malaysia,
India, Sri Lanka.
叉 蕨 屬 Tectaria Cav.
下延叉蕨 Decurrent Halberd Fern
†Tectaria decurrens (Presl) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, S China, Yunnan. India, Sikkim,
Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan.
條裂叉蕨
Tectaria phaeocaulis (Ros.) C. Chr. (Tectaria
laciniata Ching)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: New Territories, Mount Parker, Tai Mo
Shan, Tate’s Cairn, Ma On Shan. In
forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi.
Presl
Vietnam, Japan.
叉蕨
Tectaria subtriphylla (Hook. & Arn.) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, S & SW China. India, Sri Lanka,
Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia.
P47. 實 蕨 科 Bolbitidaceae
實 蕨 屬 Bolbitis Schott
華南實蕨
Bolbitis subcordata (Cop.) Ching [Bolbitis
quoyana auct. non (Gaut.) Ching: Check
List HK Pl. 1993.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Tai Po Kau. Along streams
in forests.
Dist.: E & S China. Vietnam, Japan.
刺 蕨 屬 Egenolfia Schott
刺蕨
Egenolfia appendiculata (Willd.) J. Sm.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Mount Parker. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan.
SE Asia, Japan, India.
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中華刺蕨 Loc.: Hong Kong Island. In forests.
Egenolfia sinensis (Baker) Maxon Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan.
Hab.: Herb. Japan, Vietnam, India to Malaysia.
Loc.: Sunset Peak, Tai Po Kau. In forests.
Dist.: Yunnan, Guizhou. S & SE Asia. 毛葉腎蕨 Rough Sword Fern
Nephrolepis hirsutula (Forst.) Presl
P48. 藤 蕨 科 Lomariopsidaceae
[Nephrolepis exaltata auct. non (L.)
藤 蕨 屬 Lomagramma J. Sm. Schott: Check List HK Pl. 1993.]
網藤蕨 Hab.: Herb.
Lomagramma matthewii (Ching) Houtt. Loc.: Hong Kong Island. In forests.
Hab.: Climbing herb. Dist.: Taiwan, S China, Yunnan. India, Vietnam,
Loc.: Ng Tung Chai. On cliffs near waterfall. Malaysia.
Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan.
P51. 條 蕨 科 Oleandraceae
P49. 舌 蕨 科 Elaphoglossaceae 條 蕨 屬 Oleandra Cav.
舌 蕨 屬 Elaphoglossum Schott 圓基條蕨
華南舌蕨 Oleandra intermedia Ching (Oleandra
Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (Yatabe) Makino cumingii auct. non J. Sm.: Check List
(Elaphoglossum austrosinicum Metthew HK Pl. 1993.)
& Christ) Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Herb. Loc.: Mount Parker (only two specimens
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak, Lantau Peak. collected in 1906 to 1907). On cliffs.
On rocks in forest. Dist.: Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan.
Dist.: E & S China, Hunan, Guizhou. Japan.
P52. 骨 碎 補 科 Davalliaceae
F50. 腎 蕨 科 Nephrolepidaceae 骨 碎 補 屬 Davallia Sm.
腎 蕨 屬 Nephrolepis Schott 華南骨碎補 South China Hare’s-foot Fern
腎蕨 Tuberous Sword Fern †Davallia austrosinica Ching
Nephrolepis auriculata (L.) Trimem Hab.: Herb.
(Nephrolepis cordifolia auct. non C. Loc.: Hong Kong.
Presl: Check List HK Pl. 1993.) Dist.: Guangdong.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests. 大葉骨碎補 Large Hare’s-foot Fern
Dist.: E, S & SE China. Tropical and Davallia formosana Hayata
subtropical regions Hab.: Herb.
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental. Loc.: Victoria Peak, Tai Mo Shan. In valleys.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan,
長葉腎蕨 Broad Sword-fern Guangxi, Yunnan. Vietnam, Cambodia.
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott
Hab.: Herb.
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 陰 石 蕨 屬 Humata Cav. Asia.
陰石蕨 Repent Humate
Humata repens (L. f. ) Diels 褐葉線蕨 Brown Colysis
Hab.: Herb. Colysis wrightii (Hook.) Ching
Loc.: Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Lantau Island. Hab.: Herb.
On trees or rocks. Loc.: Pak Tai To Yan, Tai Om, Sheung Wo
Dist.: E, S & SW China. Hang, Bride’s Pool. On streamsides.
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental. Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong,
Guangxi. Vietnam, Japan.
圓蓋陰石蕨 Bear’s-foot Fern 伏 石 蕨 屬 Lemmaphyllum Presl
Humata tyermanni Moore
伏石蕨
Hab.: Herb.
Lemmaphyllum microphyllum Presl
Loc.: Wong Nai Chung, Tai Tam, Shek Kong.
Hab.: Herb.
On trees or rocks.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On trees or
Dist.: S, E & SW China. Vietnam, Laos.
rocks.
Uses: Medicinal.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
P56. 水 龍 骨 科 Polypodiaceae Japan, Vietnam.

線 蕨 屬 Colysis Presl 骨 牌 蕨 屬 Lepidogrammitis Ching

線蕨(蛇眼草) Snake’s-eye Fern
Colysis elliptica (Thunb.) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
Japan.
斷線蕨 Interrupted Colysis
Colysis hemionitidea (Wall. ex Mett.) Presl
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mount Parker, Tai Mo Shan. In forests.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Guizhou, Yunnan. Japan, Philippines,
Vietnam, Myanmar, India.
寬羽線蕨 Broad Colysis
Colysis pothifolia (D. Don) C. Presl [Colysis
elliptica var. pothifolia (D. Don) Ching]
Loc.: Sai Kung, Tai Mo Shan, Tai To Yan. In
forests.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. S & SE
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披針骨牌蕨
†Lepidogrammitis diversa (Ros.) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Sunset Peak. On rocks in forest.
Dist.: Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan,
Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou.
Uses: Medicinal.
骨牌蕨
*Lepidogrammitis rostrata (Bedd.) Ching
[Lemmaphyllum subrostratum auct. non
(C. Chr.) Ching: Check List HK Pl.
1993.]
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Ma On Shan. On rocks in forest.
Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan,
Guizhou. Vietnam, Myanmar, India.
 瓦 韋 屬 Lepisorus (J. Sm.) Ching Hab.: Herb.
粵瓦韋 Loc.: Castle Peak. On trunks or rocks.
†Lepisorus obscure-venulosus (Hayata) Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam,
Ching Japan.
Hab.: Herb. Uses: Medicinal, ornamental.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Lantau Peak. On trunks.
Dist.: S & E China. Japan. 有翅星蕨
Microsorium pteropus (Blume) Cop.
瓦韋 Thunberg’s Lepisorus Hab.: Herb.
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching Loc.: Aberdeen, Shing Mun, Fanling. On
Hab.: Herb. streamsides.
Loc.: Mount Parker, New Territories. On trees Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
or rocks. Guizhou, Yunnan. India, Vietnam.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Japan,
Korea. 星蕨
Uses: Medicinal. Microsorium punctatum (L. ) Cop.
Hab.: Herb.
星 蕨 屬 Microsorium Link Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Castle Peak, Tan Chuk
攀援星蕨 Hang, Chek Chau. On trunks.
Microsorium buergerianum (Miq.) Ching Dist.: Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan,
Hab.: Herb. Guizhou. Tropical Asia, Africa.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On trees or
rocks. 顯脈星蕨
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam, Microsorium zippelii (Blume) Ching
Japan. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. On cliffs along stream.
羽裂星蕨 Dist.: S China, Yunnan, , Guizhou. Philippines,
Microsorium insigne (Blume) Cop. Sumatra, Malaysia, N India.
[Microsorium dilatatum (Bedd.) Sledge;
瘤 蕨 屬 Phymatodes Presl
Microsorium hancockii Ching]
Hab.: Herb. 多羽瘤蕨
Loc.: Aberdeen, Mount Gough, Bride’s Pool, Phymatodes longissima (Blume) J. Sm.
Tai Mo Shan, Mui Tsz Lam. On rocks in Hab.: Herb.
forest. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sai Kung, Wu Kau Teng,
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Lamma Island, Hei Ling Chau. On
Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan. India, streamsides and in thin forests.
Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan. Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan. Tropical Asia.

江南星蕨 瘤蕨
Microsorium fortunei (Moore) Ching Phymatodes scolopendria (Burm. f.) Ching
Hab.: Herb.
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Loc.: North Point, Tai Hang, Tap Mun Chau, P59. 禾 葉 蕨 科 Grammitidaceae
Centre Island, Chek Chau, Round Island,
禾 葉 蕨 屬 Grammitis Sw.
Sha Chau. On rocks in forest.
Dist.: Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan. 紅毛禾葉蕨
Tropical Asia, Africa. Grammitis hirtella (Blume) Tuyame
Hab.: Herb.
石 韋 屬 Pyrrosia Mirbel Loc.: Tai Mo Shan. On rocks along streams.
貼生石韋 Tongue-fern, Close-growing Dist.: Guangdong. Tropical Asia.
Pyrrosia
Pyrrosia adnascens (Sw.) Ching [Pyrrosia 兩廣禾葉蕨
lanceolata (L.) Farw.] †*Grammitis lasiosora (Blume) Ching
Hab.: Herb. Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On rocks or Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Sunset Peak. In forests.
trees. Dist.: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi,
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan. India, Malaysia.
Yunnan. Vietnam, India, Malaysia.
P60. 劍 蕨 科 Loxogrammaceae
Uses: Medicinal.
劍 蕨 屬 Loxogramme (Blume) Presl
石韋 Japanese Felt Fern 柳葉劍蕨 Narrow-leaved Sword Fern
Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw. Loxogramme salicifolia (Makino) Makino
Hab.: Herb. (Loxogramme lanceolata C. Presl)
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On trees or Hab.: Herb.
rocks. Loc.: Tai Mo Shan, Lantau Peak. On trees or
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Vietnam, rocks.
Japan. Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental. Japan, Vietnam.

F57. 槲 蕨 科 Drynariaceae P61. 蘋 科 Marsileaceae

崖 薑 屬 Pseudodrynaria C. Chr. 蘋 屬 Marsilea L.
崖薑 Rock-ginger Fern 蘋 Water Shamrock
Pseudodrynaria coronans (Wall. ex Mett.) Marsilea quadrifolia L.
Ching Hab.: Herb.
Hab.: Large herb. Loc.: Sha Tin, Mai Po, Pui O. In paddy fields,
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. In forests. ponds and ditches.
Dist.: Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River, N China.
Guizhou, Yunnan. India, Vietnam, Temperate and tropical regions.
Malaysia. Uses: Medicinal.
Uses: Medicinal, ornamental.

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 P62. 槐 葉 蘋 科 Salviniaceae
槐 葉 蘋 屬 Salvinia Adans.
槐葉蘋 Water Spangles
Salvinia natans (L.) All.
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Mau Ping, Hang Ha Po . In paddy fields,
ponds and ditches.
Dist.: Widely distributed in China. (except
NW areas). India, Vietnam, Japan,
Europe.
Uses: Medicinal.

P63. 滿 江 紅 科 Azollaceae
滿 江 紅 屬 Azolla Lam.
滿江紅 Mosquito Fern
Azolla imbricata (Roxb.) Nakai (Azolla
pinnata R. Br. var. africana auct. non
Baker: Check List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Herb.
Loc.: Tai Po, Sha Tau Kau, Tan Chuk Hang. In
paddy fields, ponds and ditches.
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. Korea,
Japan.
Uses: Medicinal, forage, green manure.

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 II 裸 子 植 物 GYMNOSPERMS

*Araucaria cunninghamii Sweet

G1. 銀 杏 科 Ginkgoaceae
Hab.: Tree.
銀 杏 屬 Ginkgo L. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
銀杏（白果樹） Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong, Hainan &
*Ginkgo biloba L. Fujian. Native to Australia.
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: March to April; Seed Uses: Ornamental.
maturing: Sept.-Oct.
Loc.: Cultivated in Tai Po Kau, Chater Park. 異葉南洋杉（南洋杉） Norfolk Island Pine
Dist.: Zhejiang (Tianmushan). Cultivated *Araucaria heterophylla (Salilsb.) Franco
worldwide. Hab.: Tree.
Uses: Ornamental, medicinal, edible. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong & Fujian.
G2. 南 洋 杉 科 Araucariaceae
Native to Australia.
貝 殼 杉 屬 Agathis Salisb. Uses: Ornamental.
貝殼杉 Queensland Kauri, Dammar Pine G3. 松 科 Pinaceae
*Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. (Agathis
油 杉 屬 Keteleeria Carr.
robusta auct. non F. Muell.: Check List
HK Pl. 1993.) 油杉 Fortune Keteleeria
Hab.: Tree. Keteleeria fortunei (Murr.) Carr.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens. Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-Apr.; Seed
Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong & Fujian. maturing: Oct.
Native to Malay Peninsula & Loc.: Cape D’Aguilar, Stanley.
Philippines. Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi,
Uses: Ornamental. Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan. Vietnam.

南 洋 杉 屬 Araucaria Juss. 松 屬 Pinus L.

大葉南洋杉（塔杉） Bunya-bunya 濕地松 (愛氏松) Slash Pine
*Araucaria bidwillii Hook. *Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Hab.: Tree. Hab.: Tree.
Loc.: Hong Kong Botanical and Zoological Loc.: Common in Hong Kong (cultivated).
Garden, Tai Po Kau (cultivated). Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong, Guangxi,
Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang,
Fujian. Native to Australia. Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei. Native to SE
Uses: Ornamental. region of the United States.
Uses: Timber.
南洋杉（花旗杉） Hoop Pine

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馬尾松 Chinese Red Pine 水 松 屬 Glyptostrobus Endl.
Pinus massoniana Lamb. 水松 Water Pine
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Apr.-May; Seed Glyptostrobus pensilis (Staunton) K. Koch
maturing: Oct.-Dec. of the following Hab.: Tree.
year. Loc.: Fanling (Tai Heng Village, recorded in
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong. On hilly slopes. 1912, but no longer exist). Cultivated
Dist.: Areas S of Changjiang River. in gardens.
Uses: Timber. Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan,
Jiangxi, Fujian.
火炬松 Loblolly Pine Uses: Ornamental.
*Pinus taeda L.
Hab.: Tree.
水 杉 屬 Metasequoia Miki ex Hu &
Cheng
Loc.: Sai Kung (cultivated).
Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong, Guangxi, 水杉 Dawn Redwood, Shui-Sha
Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, *Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & Cheng
Jiangsu. Native to SE region of the Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Jan.-Mar.; Seed
United States. maturing: Sept.-Oct.
Uses: Timber. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Widely cultivated in China. Native to
G5. 杉 科 Taxodiaceae
Sichuan & Hubei.
柳 杉 屬 Cryptomeria D. Don Uses: Ornamental, timber.
日本柳杉 Peacock Pine 落 羽 杉 屬 Taxodium Rich.
*Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don
落羽杉 Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress,
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: 2--Apr.：Seed maturing:
Common Cypress
Oct.
*Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.
Loc.: Aberdeen, Hong Kong Botanical and
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-Apr.; Seed
Zoological Garden, Tai Po Kau, Mount
maturing: Jul.-Oct.
Kellet. In forests.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Cultivated in S, E & SW China, Hubei &
Dist.: Introduced to Guangdong, Jiangxi,
Gansu. Native to Japan.
Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei,
Uses: Ornamental, timber.
Henan. Native to SE region of N
杉 木 屬 Cunninghamia R. Brown America.
杉木 China Fir Uses: Ornamental, timber.
*Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. G6. 柏 科 Cupressaceae
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Jan.-May; Seed
柏 松 屬 Callitris Vent.
maturing: Aug.-Nov.
Loc.: Cultivated in country parks. 彎垂柏松 Drooping Callitris
Dist.: Widely cultivated in areas S of Qinling *Callitris cupressiformis F. Muell. (Callitris
Range. rhomboidea Rich.)
Uses: Timber. Hab.: Tree
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Loc.: Tai Po Kau (cultivated). Uses: Ornamental.
Dist.: Native to Australia
刺 柏 屬 Juniperus L.
Uses: Ornamental.
圓柏 Chinese Juniper
柏松 Cypress Pine *Juniperus chinensis L.
*Callitris robusta R. Br. Hab.: Tree.
Hab.: Tree. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Loc.: Cultivated. Dist.: Widely distributed in China. Korea,
Dist.: Native to Australia Japan.
Uses: Ornamental. Uses: Ornamental.

扁 柏 屬 Chamaecyparis Spach 龍柏 Dragon Juniper

絨柏（雲松） Yellow Sawara Cypress *Juniperus chinensis L. cv. Kaizuca
*Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sieb. & Zucc.) Hab.: Tree.
Endl. cv. Squarrosa Loc.: Cultivated.
Hab.: Shrub or small tree. Dist.: Cultivated in Changjiang River Valley.
Loc.: Cultivated in Wong Nai Chung Nursery. Uses: Ornamental.
Dist.: Introduced to Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu.
崖 柏 屬 Thuja L.
Native to Japan.
Uses: Ornamental. 側柏 Chinese Arborvitae
*Thuja orientalis L.
柏 木 屬 Cupressus L. Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-Apr.; seed
柏木（垂柏） Weeping Cypress maturing: Oct.
*Cupressus funebris Endl. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens and Tai Po Kau.
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-May; Seed Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan,
maturing: May-Jun. Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui,
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens. Shandong, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan,
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Hebei,
Sichuan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning. Korea,
Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Russia.
Gansu.
G8. 羅 漢 松 科 Podocarpaceae
Uses: Ornamental.
竹 柏 屬 Nageia Gaertn.
福 建 柏 屬 Fokienia Henry & Thomas
竹柏 Nagi
福建柏 Fokien Cypress
*Nageia nagi Kuntze [Podocarpus nagi
*Fokienia hodginsii (Dunn) Henry & Thomas
(Thunb.) Pilger]
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-Apr.; Seed
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Mar.-May; Seed
maturing: Oct.-Nov.
maturing: Aug.-Nov.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens, Tai Po Kau, Sha
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan,
Tin.
Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang.
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan,
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Uses: Ornamental, timber.
羅 漢 松 屬 Podocarpus L’Hert. Ex
Pers.
羅漢松 Buddhist Pine
*Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) D. Don
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Apr.-May; Seed
maturing: Aug.-Sept.
Loc.: Cape D’Aguilar, Pok Fu Lam, Sai Kung
(cultivated).
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan,
Sichuan, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian,
Zhejiang, Jiangsu. Japan.
Uses: Ornamental.
G9. 三 尖 杉 科 Cephalotaxaceae
穗 花 杉 屬 Amentotaxus Pilger
穗花杉 Amentotaxus
Amentotaxus argotaenia (Hance) Pilger
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: Apr.; seed maturing:
Oct.
Loc.: Ma On Shan, Tai Mo Shan, Mount
Parker, Sunset Peak, Lantau Peak, Sai
Kung. In forests.
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan,
Xizang, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi,
Fujian, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu.
Vietnam.
Uses: Timber.

G12. 蘇 鐵 科 Cycadaceae
短葉羅漢松
*Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki Endl. 蘇 鐵 屬 Cycas L.
Hab.: Small tree or shrublike. Pollinating: 澳洲蘇鐵 Australian Nut Palm
Apr.-May; Seed maturing: Aug.-Sept. *Cycas media Br.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens. Victoria Peak, Hab.: Tree.
Cape D’Aguilar. Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Dist.: Native to Australia.
Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Uses: Ornamental.
Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang,
Jiangsu. Japan. 蘇鐵 Sago Palm
Uses: Ornamental. *Cycas revoluta Thunb.
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: May-Jul.; Seed
百日青 Thitmin maturing: Sept.-Oct.
Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don Loc.: Common in gardens and parks in Hong
Hab.: Tree. Pollinating: May. Seed maturing: Kong.
Aug.-Nov. Dist.: Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan. Widely
Loc.: Victoria Peak. In forests. cultivated in China.
Dist.: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Uses: Ornamental.
Xizang, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi,
Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan. Nepal, 廣東蘇鐵（臺灣蘇鐵）
Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, *Cycas taiwaniana Carruthers (Cycas
Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia. siamensis non Miq.: Check List HK Pl.
Uses: Timber. 1993.)
Hab.: Tree.

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Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Guangxi,
Hunan, Yunnan.
Uses: Ornamental.

G14. 澤 米 蘇 鐵 科 Zamiaceae
澤 米 蘇 鐵 屬 Zamia L.

澤米蘇鐵（牙買加蘇鐵） Jamaica Sagotree

*Zamia furfuracea L. f.
Hab.: Shrub.
Loc.: Cultivated in gardens.
Dist.: Natvie to Mexico, Columbia.
Uses: Ornamental.

G17. 買 麻 藤 科 Gnetaceae
買 麻 藤 屬 Gnetum L.
羅浮買麻藤 Luofushan Joint-fir
Gnetum lofuense C. Y. Cheng (Gnetum
montanum auct. non Markgraf.: Check
List HK Pl. 1993.)
Hab.: Vine. Pollinating: May-Jul.; Seed
maturing: Aug.-Oct.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Jiangxi,
Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan.

小 葉 買 麻 藤 Small-leaved Joint-fir,
Small-leaved Gnetum
Gnetum parvifolium (Warb.) C. Y. Cheng
Hab.: Vine. Pollinating: Apr.-Jun.; Seed
maturing: Jun.-Nov.
Loc.: Common in Hong Kong.
Dist.: Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Jiangxi,
Hunan.

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