Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux








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Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~10–20% dry
Substrate
Moisture-retentive but aerated • Evenly moist • Organic-leaning • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–26 °C • Avoid below: 10 °C
Humidity
Humid 60–80 % +
Growth habit
Upright clumping terrestrial fern.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 100 cm • Max. spread: 100 cm
Toxicity & safety
Non-toxic
Origin & habitat
Native to western and central Malesia
Outdoor growing
Outside from 12 °C · sheltered from wind
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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Didymochlaena truncatula opens mahogany-toned new fronds that mature to deep green. The plant grows upright, with glossy divided fronds rising from a central crown.
This fern belongs to the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to western and central Malesia, including Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra. It grows in shaded, humid forest conditions.
The plant grows from an upright or slightly ascending rhizome that can form a short raised base over time. Each frond is divided into small pinnules that often look slightly squared or cut off at the ends.
Didymochlaena truncatula is the accepted botanical name for this fern. “Didymochlaena” refers to a double covering connected with its spore structures, and “truncatula” means somewhat cut off, matching the squared look of the small leaf segments.
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