Asplenium holstii

An African spleenwort described by Hieronymus in 1911, found mainly in East Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. Records sit at a median of 1300 m. It wants warm, humid shade and a slightly drier cool season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Found in forest in East and south-east Africa. The growth form was not confirmed from a reachable source; many African Asplenium grow as epiphytes or on shaded rocks. Care values are built from the measured climate and what is typical for the genus, because no species-level habitat text was reachable.

Records run from 352 to 2800 m, median 1300 m (48 records).

KenyaTanzaniaUgandaMozambiqueMalawiZimbabweDR CongoIvory Coast

🔒 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.