Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 1073 (1753).

Derivation: Greek pteris, a fern.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Rhizome short or slow-creeping, scaly; fronds clustered, pinnate to decompound, herbaceous to coriaceous, glabrous or rarely hairy; veins free or anastomosing; sorus continuous along the margin or sometimes broken; indusium false, consisting of the recurved margin, opening inwards.

Image source: fig. 17d in J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken Ed. 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Distribution:  Cosmopolitan; about 280 species, 7 in Australia.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available