Deparia boryana (Willd.) Kato (1977: 36)

Duan, Yi-Fan & Zhang, Li-Bing, 2015, Notes on the fern flora of Fiji: Synonymization of Ctenitis minima and Dryopteris waiwaiensis with Tectaria dissecta (Tectariaceae) and Deparia boryana (Athyriaceae), respectively, Phytotaxa 218 (2), pp. 197-199 : 198

Deparia boryana (Willd.) Kato (1977: 36) .

Basionym:— Aspidium boryanum Willdenow (1810: 285) .

Type:— LA RÉUNION. Grands bois a Bourbon, J. B. G. M. Bory de St.-Vincent 76 (holotype B-W-19831-010!, isotype P-00483051!).

Heterotypic synonyms:— Dryopteris waiwaiensis Christensen (1905: 300) , nom. nov. for Polypodium alsophiloides Baker (1879: 297) , not P. alsophiloides Liebmann (1849: 208) . Ctenitis waiwaiensis (C. Chr.) Brownlie (1977: 303) . Type:— FIJI. 1877, J. Horne 645 (holotype K-001089229!, isotype BISH-1613972, not seen).

Taxonomic notes: —The generic assignment of Ctenitis waiwaiensis (C. Christensen) Brownlie has also been controversial ( Brownlie 1977, Holttum 1985, Brownsey & Perrie 2011). Brownlie (1977) thought that its appearance was more suggestive of Hypolepis Bernhardi (1805: 34) , while Holttum (1985) regarded it as a member of Dryoathyrium Ching (1941: 79) , but Holttum (1985) did not officially transfer it to Dryoathyrium [= Deparia Hooker & Greville (1829: 154) , Sano et al. 2000]. Upon examining the types and additional specimens of related names, we conclude that it is a heterotypic synonym of Deparia boryana (Willdenow) M. Kato ( Athyriaceae ). This species widely occurs in Africa, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, SE Xizang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang), Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Fiji ( He et al. 2013).

Additional specimens examined: –– CHINA. Guangdong: Guangzhou, Qingyunshan, Huangzhuyi, S. K. Lau 2391 ( PE). Taiwan: Nantou, Fonghuangku, 24 December 1978, C. M. Kuo 10311 ( MO).