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Ferns Partly documented

Bolbitis nodiflora

A widespread mainland Southeast Asian Bolbitis of monsoon forest, recorded from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar to Assam and Java. It expects a hot wet season and a long dry season, so grow it warm and shaded and keep the rhizome damp through a drier winter.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded in lowland to submontane seasonal and evergreen forest. Going by the genus, it most likely grows on shaded, damp banks, rocks and stream sides, where moisture persists into the dry season.

Recorded at 76–900 m, median 430 m.

Andaman Is.AssamBangladeshCambodiaJawaLaosMyanmarNicobar Is.ThailandVietnam

🔒 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.