Family:
PteridaceaeRegion: Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Central and South America.
Habitat: tropical and subtropical; in shaded, moist habitats, in humid, tropical forests, on damp soil, or as an epiphyte on trees or rocks; prefers areas with consistent moisture and moderate temperatures.
Use: ornamental, for its attractive, delicate fronds, in hanging baskets and as an indoor decorative plant in areas with high humidity.
BotanyFen; perennial; commonly epiphyte,sometimesterrestrial. It has a creeping rhizome from which the fronds emerge, spreading outwards to form a rosette.
Rhizome: slender; creeping; covered with fine scales or hair-like structures.
Roots: fibrous; emerging from the rhizome.
Leaves: relatively long, 30 to 50 cm or more; graceful, arching; pinnately divided; leaflets multiple; finely cut, narrow, lanceolate, finely serrated margins; bright green,; smooth texture; arranged alternately along the rachis; delicate, feathery appearance; elegant, open structure.
Sori: on the underside of the fronds, often along the margins.
Sporangia: grouped in discrete clusters; typically covered by an indusium.