Synonymy
Davallodes novoguineense Copeland, 1931: p. 400; Holttum, 1972: p. 247; Nooteboom, 1992: p. 182; Nooteboom, 1998: p. 272. - Davallia viscidula var. novoguineensis Rosenstock, 1913: p. 526. - Type: Keysser 195 (isotypes in BM), Papua New Guinea, Sattelberg.
Davallia borneensis auct. non Hooker: Rosenstock, 1912a: p. 324.