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Definition of Davallia
1. Noun. Any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes.
Group relationships: Genus Davallia
Specialized synonyms: Hare's-foot Fern, Ball Fern, Davalia Bullata, Davalia Bullata Mariesii, Davallia Mariesii, Squirrel's-foot Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Davallia
Literary usage of Davallia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"davallia elegans, 288, 426, 437- davallia heterophylla, 288. davallia ...
davallia stenocarpa, 313. Davilla brasiliana, silica in leaves, 102. ..."
2. The Gardens of the Sun; Or, A Naturalist's Journal on the Mountains and in by Frederick William Burbidge (1880)
"With the last, with which I am now inclined to think it will prove to bo conspecific.
davallia angustata, Wall ' davallia ..."
3. The Chain of Life in Geological Time: A Sketch of the Origin and Succession by James William Dawson (1888)
"davallia tenuifolia. Eocene.—After Dawson. Natural size and enlarged. ...
The other is davallia tenuifolia (Fig. 158), a delicate little plant belonging to ..."
4. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1865)
"... fronde rise from clustering stems, which in a well-established specimen quite
clothe the receptacle in which the specimen is cultivated. 41. davallia ..."
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