1	"Fronds compound; rhizome thick; indusium attached at base and along sides"	2
1	"Fronds simple, much divided; rhizome slender; indusium attached at base only"	3
2	"Plants terrestrial; pinnules with long false veins between true veins; margins of rhizome scales with small teeth"	"Davallia denticulata {Davallia denticulata var. denticulata}"
2	"Plants epiphytic or lithophytic; pinnules without or with short false veins; margins of rhizome scales with long crisped hairs"	"Davallia solida"
3	"Basal lobe pair of frond lobed on both sides, or if almost unlobed on acroscopic side then basal lobe pair much wider than upper lobes; indusium elongate, attached by a narrow base"	"Davallia repens"
3	"Basal lobe pair of frond lobed or auriculate only on basiscopic side, never much wider than upper lobes; indusium semi-circular, attached by a broad base"	"Davallia pectinata"