Clades: Pteridoideae, Pteridaceae.
Genus: 16 species.
Region: Southeast Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Central America.
Habitat: in shaded areas of humid, tropical forests, at lower to mid-altitudes; often as an epiphyte or on damp, shaded soil, especially in moist environments like ravines or near waterfalls.
Ecological: absorbing moisture from the air, contribute to the humidity levels, providing a habitat for small insects and other organisms.
Use: ornamental, for its elegant, feathery fronds, in shaded tropical gardens, hanging baskets.

BotanyFern; perennial; terrestrially or epiphytically.
Roots: arise from the rhizome and are fibrous.
Rhizome: creeping; slender, covered in fine scales or hairs.
Fronds: long; arching; narrow; 30 to 60 cm long; deeply pinnate;leaflets (pinnae) narrowly lanceolate, finely serrated, arranged in pairs or in a spiral along the rachis; bright green color; smooth or slightly leathery texture; feathery, delicate appearance.
Sori: on the underside of the fronds, near the leaf margins; covered by a thin, membranous indusium.