Rhizome stiff, far-creeping and branching, 1-2 mm. diam., clad in slender dark brown hairs; stipites distributed along rhizome. Stipes 10-30 cm. × 1-2 mm., stiff, densely hairy at base, muricate in lower half or throughout or smooth; often glandular-pubescent. Rhachis strongly to slightly zigzag, strongly muricate to smooth. Lamina 15-45 × 5-20 cm., deltoid to ovate, acuminate, coriac., stiff, yellow-green, ± glandular-pubescent, 2-3-(4)-pinnate; veins obscure. Larger primary pinnae shortly stalked, subopp. to alt., 7-20 × 3-5 cm., ovate to lanceolate, acuminate. Secondary pinnae shortly stalked, up to 25 × 10 mm., lanceolate. Segs decurrent, pinnatisect to almost pinnate, up to 5 × 2 mm., narrow, sharply toothed or incised, often apiculate. Sori us. cop., extending along both margins of segs, but not reaching base or apex. Indusium delicate, sts obsolete.

n = 26

n = 26