Basionym: Phymatopsis conjuncta Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 196. 1964; P. wuyishanica Ching & K. H. Shing; Phymatopteris conjuncta (Ching) Pichi Sermolli.
Rhizome ca. 3 mm in diam., densely scaly throughout; scales usually black at center, brown or pale brown at margin, lanceolate, 4-5 mm, margin ciliate, apex acuminate. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe straw-colored, 5-10 cm, glabrous; lamina pinnatisect, 10-15 × 6-12 cm, base cordate, margin sharply serrate. Lateral lobes 2-4 pairs, lowest pair deflexed, ovate-lanceolate, 5-8 × 1.5-2 cm, base slightly contracted, usually broadest at middle, apex acute or obtuse. Lateral veins distinct, veinlets obscure. Lamina herbaceous, both surfaces glabrous. Sori orbicular, near costa.
Epiphytic on tree trunks or on rocks; 1500-3600 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan.