Synonymy
Davallia griffithiana Hooker, 1845: p. 168, t. 49B; Beddome, 1865: t. 106; Hooker, 1868: p. 96; C.B. Clarke, 1880: 445; Beddome, 1883: 60; H. Christ, 1904: p. 616; Hoshizaki, 1981a: p. 25, t. 13; Nooteboom, 1994: p. 184. - Leucostegia griffithiana John Smith, 1875: p. 84. - Humata griffithiana C. Christensen, 1931: p. 293; Basu and Giri, 1991: p. 119, t. 4, f. 5u-z. - Type: Griffith 910 (K, isotypes in L), India, Mishmee.
Humata tyermanii T. Moore, 1871: p. 870, t. 178; Hoshizaki, 1981b: p. 44, t. 3. - Davallia tyermannii T. Moore, 1871: p. 871 (syn.). - Type: Herb. Moore (K).
Davallia platylepis Baker, 1898: p. 229. - Humata platylepis Ching, 1959b: p. 311. - Type: Henry 10082 (K), China, Yunnan, Mengtze.
Davallia henryana Baker, 1906: p. 8. - Humata henryana Ching, 1959b: p. 312. - Type: Henry 10082A (K, isotypes in BM, P), China, Yunnan, Mengtze.