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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium amboinense

A widespread Malesian and South Pacific spleenwort, from Borneo and the Philippines through New Guinea to Fiji, Samoa and the Marquesas. It grows in warm, wet lowland and hill forest and needs constant warmth, shade and humidity.

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

Humid tropical forest on islands, mostly at low to middle elevations. The microhabitat (trunks, rocks or ground) is not described in the sources reached.

Recorded from 20 to 2400 m, median 351 m (97 records).

BorneoPhilippinesSulawesiMalukuNew GuineaSolomon IslandsVanuatuFijiSamoaMarquesas

🔒 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.