Family:
PolypodiaceaeRegion: Southeast Asia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat: tropical and subtropical; in humid, montane forests, varying altitudes; epiphyte or terrestrial fern in shaded, moist areas, including on trees, rocks, or soil in tropical and subtropical rainforests.Ecological: absorbing moisture from the air and contributing to the humidity levels around it; provides habitat for small organisms, including insects and mosses, contributing to biodiversity in the rainforest.
Use: ornamental, for its attractive, finely divided fronds, in hanging baskets, terrariums, or as an epiphytic fern in shaded, humid environments.
BotanyFen; epiphytic; creeping or trailing form, with fronds that emerge from a creeping rhizome. It can also grow on rocks or in the soil when conditions are appropriate.
Roots: fibrous; arise from the rhizome.
Rhizome: creeping and slender; covered with fine hairs or scales.
Leaves: narrow, elongated, pinnately compound; 30 to 60 cm long; finely divided,; delicate appearance; leaflets (pinnae) are usually linear to lanceolate, with a finely serrated margin; glossy green, appearing darker in shaded environments.
Sori: in rows along the leaflets, on the underside.
Sporangia: small and covered by an indusium.