Davallia kinabaluensis

A small, creeping-rhizome fern of the upper montane mossy forests of Borneo, recorded between about 1,800 and 3,200 m, mainly on Mount Kinabalu. It wants cool, constantly humid, mild conditions with no real dry season; treat it as a cool cloud-forest epiphyte.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Likely grows epiphytically on mossy trunks and branches, or on mossy rocks, in upper montane and mossy cloud forest, as many montane Davallia do. Specific habitat notes for this species are not published that I could reach.

Recorded at 1,830–3,200 m (median 2,513 m), in the cool montane zone.

Sabah (Borneo)Solomon 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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