Asplenium cancellatum

Asplenium cancellatum is a West-Central African spleenwort from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, described by Alston in 1956. It is recorded in humid forest at about 500–1400 m. Nothing about its habit could be checked, so grow it as a warm, shaded, humid forest fern.

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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid forest of the Lower Guinea region. No habitat notes were reachable, and the growth form is assumed from the many epiphytic Asplenium of these forests.

Recorded at 495–1400 m, median 945 m.

CameroonEquatorial GuineaGabonGulf of Guinea IslandsGhanaRwanda

🔒 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.