Selaginella hosei

A spikemoss from Borneo described by Hieronymus in 1912 and known from very few collections. Almost nothing is published about its habitat, so these conditions come from the single measured site in western Sarawak (about 420 m) and from what is usual for Bornean forest-floor Selaginella. Treat it as a warm, very humid, shade-loving terrarium plant.

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

No habitat notes were found. By analogy with other Bornean spikemosses it most likely grows on shaded, moist soil or rock banks in lowland to hill evergreen rainforest.

The only measured site is at about 424 m in western Sarawak; no other elevations are recorded.

Borneo

🔒 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.