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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella maxima

A Bornean spikemoss described by Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh in 1914, known in GBIF from only three records in lowland eastern Sabah. As the name suggests, it is presumably a large species. Grow it hot, humid and shaded, like other lowland Bornean rainforest 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

No habitat notes were found. The records are from lowland eastern Sabah (the Sandakan and Tawau areas), which was originally dipterocarp rainforest. Large Selaginella there typically grow on the shaded forest floor and on stream banks.

Site elevations are about 6–130 m.

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.