Caudex short, erect, covered with thin castaneous scales 8 × 0.5 mm; stipe to 17 cm long, densely scaly, scales above base 3-4 mm long; lamina to 26 × 12 cm; pinnae to 8 pairs; basal pinnae to 7 × 3.5 cm with 2 pairs of free pinnules, subequal on the two sides of the pinna-rachis, largest pinnule c. 17 × 7 mm, deeply lobed, the lobes crenate with rounded apices; distal pinnae little decurrent at their bases; veins distinctly prominent on the lower surface; rachis densely scaly on lower surface, scales to 2.5 × 0.3 mm, flat, gradually attenuate, with a few isodiametric cells near the base, rest of cells oblong, all with rather thick walls, margins of scales minutely denticulate; lower surface of costae of pinnules and pinna-lobes similarly scaly near their bases, distally bearing red glands; red cylindric glands also present on veins, between veins slender pale glands sometimes present; sori inframedial on the veins; indusia reniform, thin, bearing superficial red glands.
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