Davalliaceae M.R.Schomb.
Rhizomes erect to long-creeping, scaly. Fronds entire to 1-3-pinnate. Sporangia borne on abaxial surface of frond, in round to elongate sori, at vein endings, near lamina margin, or on an intramarginal commissure. Sori normally protected by round, reniform, crescent-shaped, or linear indusia attached basally, sometimes with round or elongate indusia attached at base and on 2 sides, occasionally without indusia. Annulus vertical. Homosporous; spores lacking chlorophyll.
An ill-defined family of 10-15 genera according to interpretation, mostly tropical or subtropical.
