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Rhizome erect. Apex scaly; scales ovate, 5-8 mm long, papery, pale brown. Fronds tufted. Stipe 20-45 cm long, stramineous to brown, darker at base, brittle. Lamina 2-3-pinnate, pentagonal, 20-35 cm long, 25-38 cm wide, chartaceous, dull pale green on both surfaces; apex abruptly acuminate; rachis glabrous, covered with small, elongated protuberances. Ultimate segments 5-15 mm long, 3-10 mm wide; base asymmetrically cuneate; margins with rounded lobes and 1 or more short teeth on the upper side of each lobe above the sinus between the lobes; veins forked 1-3-times. Sori medial on vein branches; indusium reniform, fawn.
A fern up to 80 cm tall. It forms clumps. The rootstock is erect and becomes tufted. It has large papery scales. The stalks of the fronds are erect, brown and smooth and shiny. The fronds are 30-80 cm tall. They are broadly triangular and divided 2 or 3 times. They are dull green, thin and break easily. The spore bodies are round and have a cover over them.
