English: Jungle brake; Shady brake.
Clades: Pteridaceae.
Region: eastern Australia, Asia, China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.
Habitat: rainforest; in shaded or partially shaded areas, forests, woodlands, understory vegetation; prefers moist, well-drained soil, humid conditions.

BotanyFern; forming large colonies.
Stem: rhizomes, underground, horizontal.
Leaves: pinnate; leaflets are lance-shaped, with serrated, toothed margins; medium-sized; smooth upper surface.
Sori: small dots or lines, on the undersides of the leaflets.
Reproduction: via spores, rhizomes.