Davallia repens (L. f.) Kuhn GRIN-Global

Taxon: Davallia repens (L. f.) Kuhn

Summary

Genus:

Davallia

Family:

Davalliaceae

Nomen number:

411557

Place of publication:

Filic. Decken. 27. 1867, nom. cons.

Comment:

conserved (nom. cons.)(Melbourne ICN Art. 14.10 & App. IV) over the earlier homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) D. repens (Bory) Desv., nom. rej.

Verified:

08/11/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Adiantum repens L. f.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Humata repens (L. f.) J. Sm. ex Diels

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Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979
Lindsay, S. & D. J. Middleton. 2003. (1598) Proposal to conserve the name Davallia repens (L.f.) Kuhn (Davalliaceae) against D. repens (Bory) Desv. (Lindsaeaceae). Taxon 52:630-631.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. Flora of Thailand. 1970-
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Zimmer, B. 2005. Report of the Committee for Pteridophyta: 15. Taxon 54:831.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
2	Cultivated

Native
Africa

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411557. Accessed 15 December 2025.