Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Polypodiopsida (36)
Order: Polypodiales (32)
Family: Davalliaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Davallia (2)
Epithet: platylepis Baker (1)
Synonym: Humata platylepis (Baker) Ching
platylepis => broad-scaled