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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella cumingiana

A Philippine and eastern Malesian spikemoss named after the collector Hugh Cuming, also recorded from Sulawesi and the Solomon Islands. It grows in humid forest from the foothills into the mountains. Species-specific information is scarce, so care is based on the measured climate and on tropical forest Selaginella.

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

Humid tropical forest in the Philippines and Sulawesi, presumably on the shaded forest floor, banks and mossy rock as is usual for the genus. Specific habitat notes are not available.

Records span 150–2,100 m, median 550 m (10 records): foothill to montane forest.

PhilippinesSulawesiSolomon Is.

🔒 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.