Rhizomes short-creeping. Fronds tufted, evergreen, hairless, often brownish. Blades to 50 cm or more long, more or less ovate in outline, divided 3-4 times, upper axis with continuous groove. Segments wedge-shaped, leathery. Sori terminal on veins. Indusia cup-shaped, sunken.
Needs shelter and warmth. Has the potential to become weedy.
Polynesia to China, India and Madagascar.
Fronds often brownish-red; like a fine Adiantum (but with true indusia) or Davallia (but tufted); indusia mostly at the tips of 1 or sometimes 2 veins.
Source: (1995). Lindsaeaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
