Family : pteridaceae.

Intermediate bamboo fern.

Evergreen to deciduous fern with a short-creeping rhizome. The fronds are pinnate, bipinnate at the base. The pinnae with tapered end, are long, deep green, glossy ; broad and tight. It likes shade or deep shade in a moist, acidic to neutral soil. Height : 60 to 90cm. Hardiness : -10°C.