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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Ganoderma australe

Southern bracket

A large perennial bracket fungus of the tropics and subtropics that causes white rot in many woody hosts, including oil palms. Its brown shelves have a thin, shiny, horn-like crust. Its limits are still uncertain, and many records probably belong to related species.

Ganoderma australe
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

It grows on living and dead trunks, stumps and roots of many woody hosts, including oil palm, as a parasite and wood decayer.

Recorded from sea level to 2,550 m, median 450 m.

Tropical AfricaTropical AsiaPapua New GuineaPacificAustralia

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.