Calaguala is an extract from ''
Phlebodium decumanum
''Phlebodium'' is a small genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.Fe ...
'' (syn. ''Polypodium decumanum''), a type of
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
used historically for medicinal purposes.
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It is also known as kalawalla, and a number of other spellings occur.
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See also
Callawalla (disambiguation)
References
Polypodium
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