Clades:
Onocleaceae.
Region: Taiwan.
Habitat: mountainous and forested areas; cool and humid environments; shaded, moist habitats; forest understories, along streams, on damp slopes; prefers well-drained soils rich in organic matter.
Ecology: stabilizing soil, preventing erosion; provides habitat and shelter for small invertebrates.
Use: ornamental, for its graceful and feathery fronds.
BotanyFern: medium-sized; terrestrial; forming clumps or rosettes of arching fronds.
Rhizome: short; creeping, or ascending; covered with brown, lance-shaped scales.
Leaves: pinnate to bipinnate; with a delicate and feathery appearance; 30 to 70 cm long; leaflets lanceolate to oblong, with finely serrated or lobed edges; rachis slender, green, sometimes tinged with red or brown near the base.
Sori: on the underside of the leaves; in rows along the veins; covered by a kidney-shaped indusium, a characteristic feature of the
Athyriaceae family.