Asplenium ceii

An East African spleenwort from Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe, mostly recorded in submontane and montane forest around 800–2000 m. It was once confused with A. loxoscaphoides. It wants intermediate temperatures, dappled shade and moderate to high humidity.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Moist submontane to montane forest. No detailed habitat notes were available to us, so the growth form is estimated from the genus and the forest type.

Records span 800–3600 m, median 1350 m (33 records).

EthiopiaKenyaUgandaRwandaBurundiTanzaniaMalawiMozambiqueZimbabweGabon

🔒 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.