Its bulbils are scaly and ovoid, around 5 mm long, scales ending in hooked prickles.

[3] Remusatia vivipara can be found in Central and Western Africa, from Tanzania and Ethiopia to Sierra Leone; Oman, Yemen, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Indochina, Java and Northern Australia.

[4] Remusatia viviparais can be found in subtropical forests, on rocks, cliff edges around 700m-1900m above sea level.

It is epiphytic in leaf litter traps on large trees such as Ficus vasta.

However, the small bulbils that appear on the plant are readily detached and can be carried hundreds of kilometres by clinging to the feathers of birds.