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Cibotium taiwanense

Cibotium taiwanense
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cibotium taiwanense is a tree fern endemic to Taiwan, sometimes treated as a form of Cibotium cumingii. It needs humid, shaded, frost-free conditions and steady moisture to thrive.

Family
Cibotiaceae (Ciboti family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the root zone consistently moist and water often, especially in warm weather.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-draining mix kept moist, such as peat-based or fibrous potting mix with leaf mould.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Taiwan
Climate
subtropical

About

Cibotium taiwanense is a species of fern in the genus Cibotium, endemic to Taiwan. Some sources regard it as the same species as Cibotium cumingii.

Other Cibotium plants

Lamb Of Tartary · Cibotium cumingii · Hapu'u · Hapu'u li · Cibotium regale · Mexican Tree Fern · Manfern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cibotium taiwanense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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