Rhizome short; scales to 10 by 1.5 mm, rather dark red-brown, thin, tapering to a fine point, edges with irregular teeth and hairs; phyllopodia short. Sterile frond: no stipe; lamina 20-40 by 2-4 cm, thinly coriaceous, usually widest above middle, very gradually narrowed to base, more shortly to rather narrow but rounded apex; thin pale edge very narrow; veins faintly visible; costa beneath broad and little prominent; scales on lower surface stellate with short arms and conspicuous spherical cells near point of attachment. Fertile frond: stipe commonly to 2 cm, sometimes longer; lamina commonly to 20 by 1 cm, widest seen 1.3 cm.
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