Schomburgk, R. (1848), Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844 2: 883 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Davallia J. Sm.

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Davalliaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 208: 1-14 [secondary reference]

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Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Davalliaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 74-80, Figs. 30-32 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Davalliaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 62 [secondary reference]

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Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 434 [secondary reference]

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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): 718-719 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 258, 929 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

isonym: Davalliaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank isonym

• APC Dist.: ChI, Qld, NSW, Vic

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 [secondary reference]

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