2) 福建蓮座蕨
Angiopteris fokiensis Hieron.
蓮座蕨科（Angiopteridaceae）

英文名 (English name): Mules-foot Fern

中國境內現狀: 需予關注 (LC).
Status in China: Least Concern (LC).

形態特徵：大型草本，高可達3米。根狀莖粗短，帶肉質。葉簇生；葉柄粗壯，通常長100-150厘米；葉片闊卵形，二回羽狀，長與寬均達60厘米以上；羽片5-7對，互生；小羽片互生，平展，披針形，先端漸尖，基部近截形或近圓形，邊緣有淺三角形鋸齒，具短柄；下部小羽片漸縮短，近基部的長僅約3釐米，有短柄，頂生小羽片分離，有柄；小脈單一或二叉，兩面稍明顯，小脈間無倒行假脈。孢子囊群長圓形，長約1毫米，著生於距葉緣0.5-1毫米處，通常由8-10個孢子囊組成，棕色。
　　

地理分布：香港島、大帽山。廣東、廣西、貴州、湖南、湖北、福建；日本南部也有分布。
　　

生境與生態：生於陰暗、濕潤的林下溝谷和溪邊。
　　

本種植株高大，外形美觀，適生於陰濕的環境，亦應用於園林佈置。在香港以外地區，因生境破壞和經常被人採挖而受威脅。香港的生長地點多在郊野公園範圍內而受到保護。本種已受《林務規例》(香港法例第96章附例)保護。此外，漁護署已進行遷地保護，城門標本林內有栽培。

Description: Large herbs, to 3 m tall. Rhizome a short massive fleshy stock. Stipes stout, commonly to 100-150 cm long, sometimes longer. Leaves bipinnate, usually over 60 cm long and wide; pinnae 5-7 pairs, alternate, narrowly oblong; pinnules alternate, attached to the pinnae by short stalks, spread horizontally, lanceolate, apex acuminate, base more or less truncate or almost rounded, margin shallowly serrate, lower pinnules gradually reduced, basal one about 3 cm long, apical pinnule free, stipitate; veins simple or forked, prominent on both surfaces, without recurrent veins between the true veins. Sori oblong, attached along a vein about 0.5-1 mm from the edge, usually of about 8-10 sporangia.
　　

Distribution: Hong Kong Island and Tai Mo Shan. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Fujian; Japan.
　　

Habitat and Ecology: Sheltered and moist places in valleys, under forests or by streams.
　　

The species can be used as an ornamental plant for growing in sheltered and wet places. Outside Hong Kong, the species is under threats because of destruction of the habitats and over-collection by amateur horticulturists. In Hong Kong, most of the localities of its occurrence are in Country Parks under protection. The species is also listed under the Forestry Regulations (Cap. 96 sub. leg.). AFCD had conducted ex-situ conservation and living specimens are displayed in the Shing Mun Arboretum.

參考文獻 (References)：
秦仁昌，1959: 中國植物誌2: 57，圖版3：1-3。 科學出版社，北京。
So, M.L., 1994: Hong Kong Ferns, 18. The Urban Council, Hong Kong.