Rhizome thick, to 1 cm wide; scales brown. Fronds simple, widest in the middle. Blade to 60 cm long, 6 cm wide. Stalk short or absent. Sori small, scattered in the upper half of the frond.

Can grow in cool areas.

Pacific, Asia, Africa.

Fronds simple with short stalks.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Polypodiaceae. In: Spencer, R.. 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.