Shorter Notes Hymenophyllum pilosissimum C. Chr. (Hymenophyllaceae), a New Recorded Fern from Taiwan-Taiwan is one of the most floristically rich areas in the world in its fern composition, which comprise at least 633 species and infraspecific taxa. This kind of high diversity could be attributed to several different reasons including warm and wet weather, altitudinal variation, diverse habitats, and geographical and historical factors (Moore, Diversity and conservation of Taiwan pteridophytes. In: Chow et al, eds., Proceedings of the 2000 cross-strait symposium on biodiversity and conservation pp. 331-359. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung. 2000). Due to the complex topography of Taiwan, many places have never or seldom been visited by fern collectors. This situation has improved because of increased interest in biological diversity by the government and academic sectors since the issue of the Flora of Taiwan (Huang, ed.-in-chief. Flora of Taiwan. 2nd. ed. Vol. I. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, Taipei. 1994), and some new recorded ferns and lycophytes were discovered in recent years (e.g.,
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