Gleicheniaceae
Fronds pseudodichotomously branched with dormant apical buds Gleicheniaceae
Ultimate segments usually 1–6 cm long, flat; sori numerous on each segment, mostly in a single row on each side of the midrib. Pinnules of the ultimate branches of the frond undivided
Minor veinlets of the segments once forked, rarely the lowest pair twice or thrice forked. Rhizome clothed with scales. Sporangia 1–6 (mostly 4) in each sorus. Nodes devoid of accessory pinnae. Spores bilateral Sticherus
Primary axes without pinnules. Pinnules serrate almost to the base, acutely angled to the axes, pale green or slightly glaucous beneath, glabrous or clothed on the lower surface with stellately branched hairs and scales. Plants 0.3–1m high. Widespread. In moist gullies; open forests on hillsides or along creeks at the edge of RF. Umbrella Fern Sticherus flabellatusflabellatus