English: Korean rock fern; Tsushima holly fern.
Region: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, southern Africa.
BotanyFern; small; clump-forming, tufted; evergreen to semi-evergreen; 30 to 50 cm tall, 30 to 50 cm broad.
Stipe: up to 30 cm long, pale to mid-brown, with dark brown to almost black scales.
Leaves: bi-pinnate; glossy; dark green.