Rhizome up to 2 cm. in diam. and 7 cm. long, erect, with tufted fronds and with brown, subulate, irregularly and sparsely fringed rhizome-scales up to 10 x 0.5 mm. at the base. Frond erect. Stipe matt-pale-grey-brown, up to 9 cm. long and 4 mm. in diam., at first clothed with scales, smaller but similar to the rhizome-scales, later becoming subglabrous. Lamina up to 65 x 3–6.5 cm., simple, elliptic to linear-oblong, subcoriaceous, glabrous, apex usually acute-acuminate or occasionally rounded or rarely caudate, base narrowly cuneate. Sori up to 3.3 cm. long at maturity and c. 1.5 mm. broad, along the veins, usually extending from near the costa to 1, habit 1/2–3/4 of the distance to the margin. Indusium c. 0.9 mm. broad, membranous, entire.