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Asplenium baileyanum

A tropical rainforest spleenwort of northeast Queensland, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Borneo and Sumatra. Field notes describe it on rocks and tree bases, including mossy boulders on streamside terraces under closed forest. Grow it warm, shaded and constantly humid.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Closed rainforest, on boulders and tree bases near streams, among mosses; one Solomon Islands collection was in a seepage on a rocky stream bank.

Records run from 20 to 1,200 m, median 470 m.

QueenslandNew GuineaSolomon Is.BorneoSumatera

🔒 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.