Pteris sylhetensis

A rarely recorded brake fern named for Sylhet in north-eastern Bangladesh. Almost nothing is published on its ecology, so this profile is built from the monsoon climate of the region and from what is typical for forest Pteris: warm, humid, shaded ground with steady moisture.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat details found. Assumed, by analogy with related Pteris, to grow on shaded forest floors, stream banks and moist slopes in the hill forests of the Sylhet region.

Unknown; the Sylhet hills are low, mostly below about 300 m.

Bangladesh

🔒 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.