Tmesipteris parva

Fronds unbranched, less than 15 cm long, maturing in one season. Leaves crowded (c. 4–5 per cm), gently curved, lanceolate, 9–14 mm long, not markedly smaller on younger portions of branch, soft to firm; base mostly symmetrical; apex acute to shortly pointed. Sporophyll lobes smaller than leaves. Synangium capsule-like, c. 3 mm long, with globular lobes.