Terrestrial ferns. Rhizome erect, forming short woody trunk, fibrous on outside. Fronds forming a crown, sometimes several per trunk, bipinnate, usually glabrous; veins free. Sporangia scattered over whole underside of lower pinnae.
A Southern Hemisphere genus with 2 species, 1 endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Source:
Entwisle, T.J. (1994). Ferns and allied plants (Psilophyta, Lycopodiophyta, Polypodiophyta). In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 13–111. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
