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Ferns Partly documented

Bolbitis rivularis

A Melanesian Bolbitis from the Moluccas, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji whose name means growing by streams. Grow it on wet rock or wood in a humid, shaded, warm-intermediate terrarium where the rhizome never dries out.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rainforest streams from the lowlands to lower montane forest, on rocks and banks within reach of splash and floods, as its name suggests.

Recorded at 125 to 1,950 m, median 750 m.

MalukuNew GuineaSolomon IslandsVanuatuFiji

🔒 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.