Davallia rouffaeriensis

A little-documented Davallia (hare's-foot fern relative) from New Guinea, known from only a couple of wild records. Like its relatives it is presumably an epiphyte with creeping, scaly rhizomes that wants constant warmth, high humidity and bright filtered light.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found; Davallia in New Guinea are typically epiphytes on trunks and branches, or on mossy rocks, in wet forest. This profile generalises from the genus.

The two records sit at about 50 m and 2,360 m, so the species may span lowland to montane forest; the true range is unknown.

New GuineaIndonesia (Papua)Papua New Guinea

🔒 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.