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Ferns Partly documented

Microsorum maximum

A large polypod fern endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It grows in warm, humid island forest. Treat it like a big tropical Microsorum: steady warmth, humid air, bright shade and an airy, moist mix.

Microsorum maximum
Photo: Jungle Rebel from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from Tahiti, Moorea and the Leeward Society Islands in lowland to mid-elevation forest. Microsorum of this kind root on soil, rock and tree bases under a broken canopy.

Recorded from 1 to 500 m, median 300 m, so lowland and foothill forest.

Society Islands (French Polynesia)

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.