Selaginella loriai

Selaginella loriai is a New Guinea spikemoss named after the collector Lamberto Loria. GBIF has no usable coordinates, but its herbarium labels point to lowland river country: shaded boulders at about 180 m, riverbanks near Port Moresby and the Sepik at 20–40 m. Treat it as a warm, humid streamside plant; no climate was measured.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it on boulders in shade by a river, on riverbanks and in a river; that suggests a streamside, possibly flood-tolerant (rheophytic) plant in lowland forest.

The labels give 20–40 m (Sepik) and 180 m (Nuru River).

New Guinea

🔒 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.