形態特徵
觀音座蓮根狀莖肥大，肉質圓球形，輻射對稱。葉大，二回 羽狀（偶為一回羽狀），有粗長柄，基部有肉質托葉狀的附屬物；末回小羽片概為披針形，有短小柄或幾無柄；葉脈分離，二叉分枝或單一，自葉邊往往生出倒行假脈，長短不一；孢子囊羣靠近葉邊，以兩列生於葉脈上，通常由7-30個孢子囊組成，概無夾絲（產中國的種類）。
分布範圍
分布於舊大陸熱帶和亞熱帶地區，向北達日本；中國約有60餘種。
經濟價值
根狀莖內富含澱粉，供食用。
下級分類
尖牙觀音座蓮 Angiopteris acuta Ching
尖齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris acutidentata Ching
狹羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris angustipinnula Ching
長頭觀音座蓮 Angiopteris attenuata Ching
褐色觀音座蓮 Angiopteris badia Ching
短尾頭觀音座蓮 Angiopteris brevicaudata Ching
厚邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris cartilaginea Ching
披針觀音座蓮 Angiopteris caudatiformis Hieron.
長尾觀音座蓮 Angiopteris caudipinna Ching
同形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris consimilis Ching
紙質觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassa Ching
硬葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassifolia Ching
大腳觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassipes Wall.
圓齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crenata Ching
食用觀音座蓮 Angiopteris esculenta Ching
馮氏觀音座蓮Angiopteris fengii Ching
福建觀音座蓮 Angiopteris fokiensis Hieron.
美麗觀音座蓮 Angiopteris formosa Ching
西疇觀音座蓮 Angiopteris garbongensis Ching
粗齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris grossodentata Ching
海南觀音座蓮 Angiopteris hainanensis Ching
透明脈觀音座蓮 Angiopteris henryi Hieron.
河口觀音座蓮 Angiopteris hokouensis Ching
侯氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris howii Ching et C. H. Wang
廣西觀音座蓮 Angiopteris kwangsiensis Ching
寬邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris latemarginata Ching
大頂觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lateterminalis Ching
闊羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris latipinnula Ching
林氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lingii Ching
片裂觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lobulata Ching
長柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris longipetiolata Ching
大觀音座蓮 Angiopteris magna Ching
大葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris megaphylla Ching
多葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris multijuga Ching
刺柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris muralis Ching
邊生觀音座蓮 Angiopteris neglecta Ching et C. H. Wang
革質觀音座蓮 Angiopteris nuda Ching
倒披針觀音座蓮 Angiopteris oblanceolata Ching et C. H. Wang
定心散觀音座蓮 Angiopteris officinalis Ching
屋氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris oldhamii Hieron.
峨眉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris omeiensis Ching
小葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris parvifolia Ching et Fu
小羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris parvipinnula Ching
有柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris petiolulata Ching
屏邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris pingpienensis Ching
一回羽狀觀音座蓮 Angiopteris pinnata Ching
短果觀音座蓮 Angiopteris rahaoensis Ching
疏葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris remota Ching et C. H. Wang
強壯觀音座蓮 Angiopteris robusta Ching
邊位觀音座蓮 Angiopteris sakuraii Hieron.
三元觀音座蓮 Angiopteris shanyuanensis Ching
中華觀音座蓮 Angiopteris sinica Ching
心臟形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subcordata Ching
楔形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subcuneata Ching
亞全緣觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subintegra Ching
台灣觀音座蓮 Angiopteris taiwanensis Ching
大圍山觀音座蓮 Angiopteris taweishanensis Ching
小果觀音座蓮 Angiopteris tenera Ching
闊葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris vasta Ching
長假脈觀音座蓮 Angiopteris venulosa Ching
王氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris wangii Ching
雲南觀音座蓮 Angiopteris yunnanensis Hieron.
1.尖牙觀音座蓮 Angiopteris acuta Ching
2.尖齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris acutidentata Ching
3.狹羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris angustipinnula Ching
4.長頭觀音座蓮 Angiopteris attenuata Ching
5.褐色觀音座蓮 Angiopteris badia Ching
6.短尾頭觀音座蓮 Angiopteris brevicaudata Ching
7.厚邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris cartilaginea Ching
8.披針觀音座蓮 Angiopteris caudatiformis Hieron.
9.長尾觀音座蓮 Angiopteris caudipinna Ching
10.同形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris consimilis Ching
11.紙質觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassa Ching
12.硬葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassifolia Ching
13.大腳觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crassipes Wall.
14.圓齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris crenata Ching
15.食用觀音座蓮 Angiopteris esculenta Ching
16.馮氏觀音座蓮Angiopteris fengii Ching
17.福建觀音座蓮 Angiopteris fokiensis Hieron.
18.美麗觀音座蓮 Angiopteris formosa Ching
19.西疇觀音座蓮 Angiopteris garbongensis Ching
20.粗齒觀音座蓮 Angiopteris grossodentata Ching
21.海南觀音座蓮 Angiopteris hainanensis Ching
22.透明脈觀音座蓮 Angiopteris henryi Hieron.
23.河口觀音座蓮 Angiopteris hokouensis Ching
24.侯氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris howii Ching et C. H. Wang
25.廣西觀音座蓮 Angiopteris kwangsiensis Ching
26.寬邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris latemarginata Ching
27.大頂觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lateterminalis Ching
28.闊羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris latipinnula Ching
29.林氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lingii Ching
30.片裂觀音座蓮 Angiopteris lobulata Ching
31.長柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris longipetiolata Ching
32.大觀音座蓮 Angiopteris magna Ching
33.大葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris megaphylla Ching
34.多葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris multijuga Ching
35.刺柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris muralis Ching
36.邊生觀音座蓮 Angiopteris neglecta Ching et C. H. Wang
37.革質觀音座蓮 Angiopteris nuda Ching
38.倒披針觀音座蓮 Angiopteris oblanceolata Ching et C. H. Wang
39.定心散觀音座蓮 Angiopteris officinalis Ching
40.屋氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris oldhamii Hieron.
41.峨眉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris omeiensis Ching
42.小葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris parvifolia Ching et Fu
43.小羽觀音座蓮 Angiopteris parvipinnula Ching
44.有柄觀音座蓮 Angiopteris petiolulata Ching
45.屏邊觀音座蓮 Angiopteris pingpienensis Ching
46.一回羽狀觀音座蓮 Angiopteris pinnata Ching
47.短果觀音座蓮 Angiopteris rahaoensis Ching
48.疏葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris remota Ching et C. H. Wang
49.強壯觀音座蓮 Angiopteris robusta Ching
50.邊位觀音座蓮 Angiopteris sakuraii Hieron.
51.三元觀音座蓮 Angiopteris shanyuanensis Ching
52.中華觀音座蓮 Angiopteris sinica Ching
53.心臟形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subcordata Ching
54.楔形觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subcuneata Ching
55.亞全緣觀音座蓮 Angiopteris subintegra Ching
56.台灣觀音座蓮 Angiopteris taiwanensis Ching
57.大圍山觀音座蓮 Angiopteris taweishanensis Ching
58.小果觀音座蓮 Angiopteris tenera Ching
59.闊葉觀音座蓮 Angiopteris vasta Ching
60.長假脈觀音座蓮 Angiopteris venulosa Ching
61.王氏觀音座蓮 Angiopteris wangii Ching
62.雲南觀音座蓮 Angiopteris yunnanensis Hieron.
