Ganoderma boninense

The palm basal stem rot fungus, the worst disease of oil palm across Southeast Asia, described from the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands. Wikipedia now treats it under Ganoderma orbiforme. It is a pathogen and should not be grown near palms.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Parasite and saprotroph of palms, above all African oil palm, fruiting at the base of the stem; it survives in buried dead palm trunks.

Mostly lowland; the measured sites run from sea level to about 670 m.

Southeast AsiaTaiwanJapan (Bonin Islands)northern AustraliaPacific islands

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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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.