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Ganoderma multipileum

Lingzhi

The tropical Asian lingzhi: phylogenetic work in 2009 showed that many Asian collections called G. lucidum belong here. It is a laccate polypore that decays hardwood, living or dead, and fruits in the monsoon; home growers can treat it like reishi with warmer fruiting temperatures.

Ganoderma multipileum
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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
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On trunks, stumps and roots of hardwoods in tropical and subtropical Asia, as a saprotroph or weak parasite.

Mostly lowland: recorded 17–2488 m, median 82 m (35 records).

South AsiaSoutheast AsiaEast Asia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.