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Issue: Vol. 741 No. 1: 12 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.8
Page range: 85-97
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Four new species in the fern genus Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae) based on morphological and chromosome information and taxonomic notes on L. confluens

Mountain Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610213, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China
Mountain Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610213, China; Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, U.S.A.
Asian temperate flora chromosomes Lepisorus sect. Pseudovittaria Pteridophytes

Abstract

Four new fern species of Lepisorus sect. Pseudovittaria (Polypodiaceae) are described and illustrated from China based on morphological differences and chromosome data. These four species include L. jinganensis, L. lepidotus, L. maolanensis, and L. subcontortus. In addition, the morphological variation and distribution range of L. confluens are discussed.

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How to Cite

Liang, Z.-L., Zhao, J., Zhou, X.-M., Zhang, L. & Zhang, L.-B. (2026) Four new species in the fern genus Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae) based on morphological and chromosome information and taxonomic notes on L. confluens. Phytotaxa 741 (1): 85–97. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.8