Distribution
Asia-Temperate: Taiwan (Taiwan present), Asia-Tropical: Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka present), Australasia, Pacific present
Throughout Malesia; outside Malesia: Sri Lanka, Indochina, Taiwan, Australia, Pacific
Morphology
A very variable species, particularly in the width of the fronds. A few specimens from New Guinea with extremely narrow fronds, 0.3-0.9 cm wide, have been described as var. graminifolia Rosenst. They do not differ from normal specimens in any other character.
