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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium gibberosum

A South Pacific spleenwort first collected by Georg Forster, found from Vanuatu and Fiji east to Tonga, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. It grows in humid island forest from near sea level to about 1900 m, but mostly low down. It needs steady warmth, high humidity and shade all year.

Asplenium gibberosum
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humid island forest on volcanic slopes. No species-level habitat text was reachable, so this is built from the measured sites and what is typical for the genus.

Recorded at 0–1900 m, with a median of 350 m (84 records).

VanuatuFijiTongaCook IslandsFrench Polynesia

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.