Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link

English: Dixie Silverback Fern

Kingdom: Plantae (2598)

  Phylum: Pteridophyta (46)

    Class: Polypodiopsida (35)

      Order: Polypodiales (34)

        Family: Hemionitidaceae (1)

          Genus: Pityrogramma (1)

            Epithet: calomelanos (L.) Link (2)

calomelanos => calo (beautiful) and melanos (black, dark coloured)

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Check for Pityrogramma calomelanos at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1027] Pityrogramma calomelanos - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [29] Piggott, A. G. (1988): Ferns of Malaysia in Colour. Tropical Press Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.