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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia viscidula

A little-documented Malesian hare's-foot fern known from peninsular Thailand to Sulawesi and Lombok, recorded at 700–1200 m. Like most Davallia it creeps on scaly aerial rhizomes over bark and mossy rock, so it wants warm, humid, steady conditions with a fast-draining mount or basket.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Profile built from the genus: Davallia grow as epiphytes or on rock, their scaly rhizomes running over thick bark and mossy boulders in humid lower-montane forest.

Recorded at 700–1200 m (3 records, median 1200 m); lower-montane forest.

SulawesiJavaSumatraBorneo (Sarawak)LombokPeninsular Thailand

🔒 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.