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Platycerium stemaria

The triangular staghorn fern of tropical Africa, with broad, hanging fertile fronds and spores on large patches on the undersides of the lobes. It grows in humid lowland and hill forest from West Africa to East Africa and Madagascar and needs warmth and humidity.

Platycerium stemaria
Photo: Stan Shebs, 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trees in humid lowland and riverine forest and forest edges.

Recorded at 10-1000 m, median 360 m (43 records).

AngolaBeninCameroonComorosDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMozambiqueNigeria

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✓ 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.