- Binomial Name : Platycerium Wallihi
- Kingdom : Plantae
- Order : Polypodiales
- Genus : Platycerium
- Species : P. wallihi
- One of the giant staghorns from India and Southeast Asia, is very difficult to grow.
- Experiences a prolonged dry season, which is survives by growing dormant.
- Some successful growers allow Platycerium wallichii to become completely dormant.
- Most water enough to keep the plant from dormancy. Very few growers maintain this species for very long.
- Platycerium wallichii typically makes two spore patches, one on the main lobe of the fertile frond, and the other raised.
- It makes beautiful, light green shields, which usually turn brown as the fertile fronds mature. These fronds show some irregularities, but for a challenging species, it is a pretty nice plant.
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