Cavanilles, A.J. (1801), Descripcion de las Plantas 1: 272 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 128 [basionym]

basionym of: Davallia sect. Humata (Cav.) C.Presl legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 51 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Derivation unknown."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Beddome, R.H. (1883), Handbook to the Ferns of British India: 48 [secondary reference]

Baker, J.G. (April 1891), A summary of the new ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874. Annals of Botany 5(18): 200 [basionym]

basionym of: Davallia subg. Humata (Cav.) Baker legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. (1937), Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Udgivet af Dansk Botanisk Forening 9 (3): 25 [secondary reference]

• Type: Humata ophioglossa Cav.

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 311 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pachypleuria (C.Presl) C.Presl legitimate

Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 435 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 718 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 257-258 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 18 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Tsutsumi, C., Chen, C.-W., Larsson, A., Hirayama, Y. & Kato, M. (2015), Phylogeny and classification of Davalliaceae on the basis of chloroplast and nuclear markers. Taxon 65(6): 1245 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Davallia sect. Humata (Cav.) C.Presl legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

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