Nephrolepis falciformis

A sword fern of the everwet lowlands of Southeast Asia and New Guinea, recorded mostly below about 400 m. Treat it as a warm, humid, bright-shade fern with no cool or dry season; species-specific habitat notes are scarce, so the conditions below come from the measured climate and the genus.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Little is published on its exact microhabitat; like most Old World Nephrolepis it is expected on forest edges, stream banks, clearings and tree bases or trunks in humid lowland forest. It spreads by wiry stolons.

Recorded from sea level to the hills, median about 400 m; a single high record of 4450 m is almost certainly an error.

IndonesiaPapua New GuineaThailandMalaysiaBruneiVietnamPhilippinesMyanmarLaosCambodiaSri LankaSouth-central China

🔒 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.