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Microsorum punctatum

A widespread Old World tropical fern with tufts of simple, strap-shaped fronds from a short creeping rhizome. It grows on tree trunks, rocks and sometimes the ground, and is easy in warm, humid, bright-shaded conditions.

Microsorum punctatum
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches, or on rocks and banks, in lowland and lower montane rainforest, coastal forest and forest edges. Generalised from the genus and the broad measured range.

Measured records run from sea level to about 2,700 m, median about 450 m; most are in warm lowlands.

Tropical AfricaMadagascar and Indian Ocean islandsSouth and Southeast AsiaSouthern China and TaiwanNew GuineaNortheastern AustraliaPacific 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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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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.