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Adiantum oyapokense

A lowland maidenhair with violet-black stipes, described from the Oyapock river on the French Guiana-Brazil border and also known from Colombia and Trinidad. It grows terrestrially in forest shade and needs warmth and humidity all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial in forest shade, with a compact rhizome. Records come from the Oyapock (Ilha do Escondido) and the Serranía de los Yariguíes in Colombia.

Lowland in the Guianas (13-104 m); a Colombian record is at 1186 m.

ColombiaFrench GuianaTrinidad-Tobago

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.