Elaphoglossum amblyphyllum Bell

Rhizome short; scales pale brown, 10-12 mm long, to 2 mm wide at base, acuminate, edges +-ciliate; phyllopodia 1 cm long. Sterile frond: stipe 7-15 cm long; lamina coriaceous, to 29 by 8.5 cm, widest above the middle, apex broadly rounded, base cuneate and shortly decurrent; pale edge distinct, narrow; veins obscure; costa beneath broad and little prominent; scales small, appressed, stellate, with some small spherical cells near point of attachment. Fertile frond: stipe 20 cm; lamina to 20 by 4 cm.

Epiphyte on old mangrove trees and by rivers, at 0-800 m.