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Ferns Partly documented

Nephrolepis acutifolia

Nephrolepis acutifolia is a widespread Old World tropical sword fern, ranging from West and East Africa through Southeast Asia to northern Australia and the Pacific islands. It is a lowland, often epiphytic fern of warm monsoonal and wet forests, and it takes heat and short dry spells well.

Nephrolepis acutifolia
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland rainforest, monsoon forest and coastal swamp forest; in this genus it typically grows on tree trunks and palms or on rocks and banks. Species-specific habitat detail is thin.

Recorded from 1 to 1,300 m, median 75 m.

QueenslandNorthern TerritoryPeninsular MalaysiaBorneoMarquesasCaroline IslandsPalauMarianasCameroonGabonThailandVietnam

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.