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Ferns Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Asplenium glaucostipes

A spleenwort known from Sumatra, described by van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh in 1914. There are no wild GBIF records, so the habitat is not documented. The one measured lowland site is hot and constantly wet, so grow it as a warm, humid rainforest 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not documented in any source we could reach. It is presumably a rainforest spleenwort, growing either on the forest floor or on trunks.

Unknown. The single climate site is at 82 m.

Sumatra

🔒 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.