Simple fronds of young plants to 30 by 6 cm, with stipe to 15 cm; lamina abruptly contracted to a narrow apex 2 cm long. Fronds of mature plant, including stipe, to 100 cm long, pinnae to 20 pairs. Sterile pinnae to 20 by 5 cm, lowest on stalks 5-15 mm long, base narrowly cuneate on basiscopic side, broadly on acroscopic, edges almost parallel for most of length, ± suddenly contracted to a narrow caudate apex 2-3 cm long, edges entire, texture subcoriaceous; upper pinnae often less abruptly contracted near apex. Fertile pinnae 8-15 cm long, 3-6(-10) mm wide; spores 43-50 μm long excluding perispore which is wide with reticulate thickening.