Bolbitis sinuata

A creeping-rhizome fern of shaded lowland and hill rainforest streams across Malesia, from Thailand and the Nicobars to New Guinea. Like most Bolbitis it wants constant warmth, very humid air and wet but moving water around its rhizome, and it does well rooted onto rock or wood in a humid terrarium or paludarium.

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

Species-specific habitat notes are thin; the genus grows along forest streams on wet rocks, stream banks and splash zones, often rooting directly onto stone. This profile assumes that streamside rainforest setting.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,900 m, most records near 300 m, so a warm lowland plant.

ThailandMalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoPhilippinesSulawesiMalukuNew GuineaNicobar Islands

🔒 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.