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Selaginella boschai

Selaginella boschai is a lowland Bornean spikemoss of stream edges and level ground in mixed dipterocarp forest, recorded from Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan. It can be locally dominant along forest streams below about 250 m. It is a good candidate for a warm, shady, humid closed terrarium.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels mostly say edge of stream, level land and lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, and it is sometimes locally dominant. One collection came from lower montane oak forest by a stream on Crocker Formation rocks, and another from Setap shale in Brunei.

Most records are from 6 to 250 m. One or two climate sites are at about 1,050 m in lower montane forest.

Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Kalimantan)

🔒 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.