Stipe 15-25 cm long, dark at base, short-hairy, upper part and rachis dull reddish, scales to 5 x 1.5 mm. Lamina 20-35 cm long, pinnae 15-18 pairs; basal pinnae somewhat reduced on smaller fronds, narrowed at base, basal acroscopic lobe dentate, not free. Largest pinnae to 7.5x1.5 cm, short-acuminate; basal lobes dentate, others sometimes with slight teeth at ends of distal veins; costules 3-4 mm apart; veins 5-8 pairs; lower surface of rachis densely hairy, of costae less so, glands present on all parts of lower surface, those between veins sometimes small (type) or replaced by capitate hairs; scales on lower surface of costae widened at base; upper surface densely covered with short acicular hairs, some capitate hairs or glands also present. Sori medial to inframedial, distal ones sometimes asymmetric where small; indusia bearing glands and capitate hairs.
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