Abstract:Thirty-eight newly recorded fern species in Guangzhou are presented , which belong to 9 genera(Angiopteris, Gonocormus, Pityrogramme, Ath yriopsis, Macrothelypteris, Woodwardia, G y mnosphaera, Hemigramma, and Colysis) and 3 familie s (Angiopteridaceae, Hymenophyllaceae, and Gymnogrammaceae).