Davallia

Usually epiphytic or epipetric. Rhizomes dictyostelic, dorsiventral, densely scaly. Stipes articulate at base. Phyllopodia short. veins free. Sporangium stalk 3-rowed. Annulus vertical. Spores monolete. ==Taxonomy==

Gymnogrammitis and Leucostegia were once included in Davalliaceae, but these are now known to belong elsewhere. Gymnogrammitis is in a clade with Selliguea and others in the family Polypodiaceae. Leucostegia is in the family Hypodematiaceae, and possibly Didymochlaena as well. In that same year, a revision of the family divided it into five genera. A new species, Davallia napoensis was described in 2011. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggests there are about 65 species. • Davallia solida var. pyxidata - New South Wales • Davallia solida var. fejeensis (Hook.) Noot. - endemic to Fiji • Davallia solida var. solida • Davallia tasmanii - Davallia fern, native to the Three Kings Islands. • Davallia trichomanoides (syn.: Davallia dissecta) - Malaysia. ==Distribution and habitat==

Davalliaceae is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Plants are usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic or terrestrial. == Davallia as house plants ==

Many species of Davallia are in cultivation, with Davallia tyermanii, Davallia fejeensis, and Davallia solida being perhaps the most well-known. A key to the cultivated species of Davallia is available. D. polypodiaceae, D. canariensis and D. trichomanoides are also grown as ornamental plants. D. fejeensis is the most common Davallia species in commerce, and D. canariensis is widely grown as a house plant. ==References==