Where found:

• Common in damp areas, Egmont National Park.

• Fronds dull or bronze green, harsh with scaly midribs, 90-550 x 50-220 mm on stipes 30-400 mm long
• Pinnae or frond divisions in 2-12 pairs, the longest near the middle, but all similar in length, and lowest two turned backwards
• Separate fertile fronds