Asplenium chimantae

A spleenwort described by A. R. Smith in 1990 from the Venezuelan Guayana. The name refers to the Chimantá massif, a sandstone tepui. Almost nothing about its ecology is published, so grow it as a cool, constantly humid tepui fern.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Nothing specific to this species was reachable. The name and the 1990 Venezuelan Guayana treatment point to the Chimantá tepui, where ferns grow in wet, cool, cloudy conditions on sandstone and in peaty shrubland and forest patches.

Not recorded in our data. The Chimantá massif rises to about 2,000–2,600 m; lower slopes are forested.

Venezuela (Bolívar)

🔒 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.