A climbing fern. It can climb 7 m tall. It climbs on trees being attached to the trunks. The fronds are somewhat glossy and a dark green above and a dull or paler green underneath. The base of the leaf stalks has scales. The upper fronds are in rings of 4 and the lower ones in rings of 3 or 2. These fronds are 1 m long. The fertile fronds are near the tops and are shorter.