{"product_id":"scleroglossum-sulcatum","title":"Scleroglossum sulcatum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"26\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eScleroglossum sulcatum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fern species in the family \u003cstrong data-end=\"76\" data-start=\"59\"\u003ePolypodiaceae\u003c\/strong\u003e, widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and the Pacific, including Sri Lanka, southern China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia), parts of Indonesia (such as Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Moluccas), New Guinea, the Philippines, and numerous Pacific islands such as the Solomon Islands, Samoa, and the Caroline Islands. Ecologically, it typically grows \u003cstrong data-end=\"508\" data-start=\"491\"\u003eepiphytically\u003c\/strong\u003e on tree trunks in \u003cstrong data-end=\"566\" data-start=\"527\"\u003edense, mossy, high-altitude forests\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1371\" data-start=\"1219\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1371\" data-start=\"1221\"\u003eThe plant has a short sub-erect rhizome with a tuft of fronds. Scales on the rhizome are narrow, pale brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1556\" data-start=\"1372\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1556\" data-start=\"1374\"\u003eThe fronds (laminae) are simple, linear, rather narrow (e.g. 0.2–3.5 mm in width, and up to ~10 cm or more in length under some conditions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1697\" data-start=\"1557\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1697\" data-start=\"1559\"\u003eSori (spore-producing structures) are located in submarginal grooves, opening toward the margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"109\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"122\" data-start=\"111\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"120\" data-start=\"111\"\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"255\" data-start=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"255\" data-start=\"127\"\u003eProvide \u003cstrong data-end=\"164\" data-start=\"135\"\u003ebright but indirect light\u003c\/strong\u003e — avoid strong direct sunlight, especially midday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"258\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"260\"\u003eEast- or north-facing windows (or filtered light through curtains) tend to work best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"597\" data-start=\"385\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"404\" data-start=\"387\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"402\" data-start=\"387\"\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"597\" data-start=\"407\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"498\" data-start=\"407\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"498\" data-start=\"409\"\u003eKeep temperature above about \u003cstrong data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"438\"\u003e16 °C (≈ 60 °F)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"597\" data-start=\"501\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"597\" data-start=\"503\"\u003eAvoid cold drafts or extreme heat (e.g. from radiators).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"937\" data-start=\"599\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"630\" data-start=\"601\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"628\" data-start=\"601\"\u003eHumidity \u0026amp; 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