Kingdom Plantae Class Polypodiopsida Family Pteridaceae Scientific name Pellaea calomelanos | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Genus Pellaea Rank Species | |
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Similar Pityrogramma, Cliffbrake, Pellaea atropurpurea, Pellaea truncata, Pellaea falcata | ||
Pellaea calomelanos is a species of fern. It is found in eastern and southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) where it is associated with Afromontane vegetation, as well as on Madagascar, The Comoros, and the Mascarene Islands. Disjunct populations are found in northern India, Spain (Catalonia), and the Azores.
The Kwena and Kgatla peoples use milk decoctions of the rhizome to calm frightened children at night.
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