Drynaria pleuridioides

An epiphytic basket fern from Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sundas, trapping leaf litter with its rhizomes. It grows high in trees or on rocks in hill and lower montane forest and copes with a mild dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and large branches, sometimes on rocks, in hill and lower montane forest and more open woodland. Like other Drynaria it builds a litter-collecting nest from its rhizomes. Details are generalised from the genus and the record data.

Recorded at 600–1250 m (median 900 m).

SumatraJavaSulawesiMalukuLesser Sunda IslandsTimor-Leste

🔒 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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