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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia affinis

A creeping-rhizome Davallia of montane forests from southern India and Sri Lanka through Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Little is published on the species itself; like its relatives it grows on mossy trunks and rocks, in mild, constantly humid air with rain all year.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Probably an epiphyte or lithophyte of mossy montane forest, with its hairy rhizome creeping over bark and rock. This is inferred from the genus and the recorded elevations, not from species-specific accounts.

Recorded from 500 to about 2,900 m, median 1,200 m: a hill and lower montane forest plant.

Southern IndiaSri LankaThailandLaosPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoSulawesiPhilippinesFlores

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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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