Abstract:
This paper deals with the taxonomic revision of Dryopteris gamblei (Hope) C.Chr.and D.stenolepis (Bak.) C.Chr..D.gamblei(Hope) C.Chr.was not recognized as a species in “A monograph of Dryopteris in the Indian subcontinent”,“Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae” and “Flora Yunnanica”,but reduced as a synonym of D.stenolepis (Bak.) C.Chr..D.gamblei (Hope) C.Chr.and D.stenolepis (Bak.) C.Chr.are recognized as two distinct species in this paper based on the present study.The key to species,photograph of taxonomic feature,literature citation,geographical distribution are provided.