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Davallia

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Davalliaceae

Taxonomy
Davallia was named by Smith (1793). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Polypodiales by Smith (1793); to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Davalliaceae by Chauhan (1991) and I (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Davallia Smith
1802Humata Cavanilles
1919Davallia Knowlton
1991Davallia Chauhan
2013Humata Wen et al.
2016Davallia I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderPolypodiales
suborderPolypodiineaeDumort 1829
familyDavalliaceaeSchomb 1848
genusDavalliaSmith 1793

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Davallia Smith 1793
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Davallia montana Knowlton 1899
Davallia walkeri Conran et al. 2010
Invalid names: Humata Cavanilles 1802 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available