English: Java fern.
Synonym: Microsorum pteropus.
Region: Java, Malaysia, Thailand, Northeast India, some regions of China.
Habitat: attached to roots, hard substrates, rocks; both fully and partially submerged environs.
Use: popular in the aquarium, due to its aesthetic appeal and ease of care; cultivated in tap water, dim or bright light, with or without gravel; more snail resistant and grows better with higher fish loads.
BotanyFern; aquatic; highly variable.
leaves: vary in size and shape.
Propagation: through small adventitious plants formed on older leaves.