Asplenium falcatum

Asplenium falcatum is a spleenwort of Sri Lanka, southern India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Indochina, with once-pinnate fronds of sickle-shaped pinnae. Little is published on its ecology beyond the type material; conditions here come from its measured range, a monsoon forest climate with a warm, wet summer and a cooler, drier winter.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Forest fern; like most Asian pinnate spleenworts it is likely to grow on shaded tree trunks, mossy rocks and banks, but its exact microhabitat is not documented in the sources reached.

Records run from 50 to 1965 m, median 400 m; mostly lowland and lower montane forest.

Sri LankaIndiaAndaman Is.Nicobar Is.MyanmarThailandCambodiaVietnam

🔒 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.