Asplenium cornutum

Asplenium cornutum is a spleenwort described by Alston in 1956. It is known from the mountains of Cameroon and the Gulf of Guinea islands. Most records are around 2000 m, so it is a cool montane forest fern, not a lowland tropical one.

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

No habitat text was reachable. The elevations match the montane and cloud forests of Mount Cameroon and the Cameroon highlands, where many spleenworts grow as epiphytes or on mossy rocks. The growth form is not confirmed.

Records range from 601 to 2400 m, with a median of 2000 m (25 records).

CameroonBiokoSao Tome and Principe

🔒 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.