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Microlepia
Key ex Copeland 1949, Philip. J. Sci. 78:13
Species in Papuasia
| 1a. | Bipinnate, most pinnules subentire | M. strigosa |
| More compound | 2 | |
| 2a. | Rachis black | M. melanorhachis |
| Rachis stramineus to brown | 3 | |
| 3a. | Densely setulose, hairs with bulbous base | M. trichosticha |
| Hairs without bulbous base | 4 | |
| 4a. | Pinnules over 10 cm long, lanceolate | Dennstaedtia lanceolata |
| Pinnules relatively broad, mostly shorter | 5 | |
| 5a. | Pinnules 10 x 5mm, hardly incised | M. pseudohirta |
| Fronds more finely dissected | M. speluncae |