[Pharmacognostical identification of one Rhizoma Drynariae habitually used species from Yunnan].

The species recorded on the "Rhizoma Drynariae" item of Chinese Pharmacopeia is the dry rhizoma of Drynaria fortunei from Polypodiacae. But in Yunnan province, many plants (including D. delavayi) are habitually used as Rhizoma Drynariae. In this article the authors identified D. delavayi on Chinese medinal materials discriptions, microscopic characters and TLC. This proved evidences for the utilization and identification of D. delavayi in some extent.