Davallia cumingii

A creeping-rhizome davallia ('rabbit's-foot' type) fern of the western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands south to New Guinea and Vanuatu. It grows on tree trunks and mossy rocks in humid, warm forest, so give it a basket or mount, bright filtered light and steady humidity. Little is published on this species; the conditions here come from the measured sites and the genus.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Epiphyte or lithophyte of humid evergreen forest, its furry rhizomes creeping over bark and mossy rock; this is the usual habit of the genus, not species-specific observation.

Recorded from 67 to 1830 m (median 600 m, 13 records); most records are from the low islands of the southern Ryukyus.

Japan (Ryukyu Islands)VanuatuTaiwanBorneoSulawesiNew GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsVolcano 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.