Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 124, t. IV, figs 21-23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 52 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Derived from mikros, small, and lepis, a scale."

Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 260 [secondary reference]

• Type: Microlepia polypodioides (Sw.) C.Presl

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

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia Sm. legitimate

Baker, J.G. (April 1891), A summary of the new ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874. Annals of Botany 5(18): 202 [basionym]

basionym of: Davallia subg. Microlepia (C.Presl) Baker legitimate

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Dennstaedtiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 84-85, Fig. 35 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 553-554 [secondary reference]

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 216 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scypholepia J.Sm. legitimate

• APC Dist.: ChI, WA, NT, Qld

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 36 [secondary reference]

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): 714 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 545 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 13 [secondary reference]

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 50 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Davallia subg. Microlepia (C.Presl) Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scypholepia J.Sm. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, ChI, NT, Qld

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