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Pteris tripartita

The giant brake, a large, fast-growing tropical fern whose fronds split into three broad parts and can reach two metres or more. It is common in moist, partly open places in Old World tropical lowlands and is easy in warm, humid, bright conditions with steady moisture.

Pteris tripartita
Photo: Art Whistler, CC BY 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland and submontane tropical forest edges, clearings, stream banks and swampy or disturbed ground, often in partial sun. Built from the measured sites and general knowledge of the species and genus.

Recorded from sea level to about 2,950 m, but the median is around 300 m; most plants grow in the lowlands.

Tropical AfricaMadagascar and western Indian OceanTropical AsiaMalesia and New GuineaQueenslandPacific 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.