Asplenium corderoanum

A spleenwort of Caribbean limestone karst, described by Proctor in 1989 from Puerto Rico and Cuba. It grows on limestone boulders and mogote rock in evergreen karst forest at about 300–970 m. Grow it as a warm, shaded, lime-loving rock 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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimens describe it as an epipetric fern on karst limestone rock and boulders: in depressions between steep mogotes in Río Abajo State Forest, on top of mogotes, and in mesophyll evergreen forest on karst around the Cueva de Rolando in Cuba. One Cuban record is from montane rainforest on Pico San Juan.

Records with altitudes fall between about 200 and 970 m, median 630 m.

Puerto RicoCuba

🔒 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.