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Fungi Partly documented

Ganoderma orbiforme

A tropical polypore, known in plantation pathology as Ganoderma boninense, that causes basal stem rot of African oil palm. It lives in palm tissue and buried dead palm trunks rather than free in soil. Treat it as a plant pathogen: grow it only as a laboratory or display culture and never near palms.

Ganoderma orbiforme
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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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On living and dead oil palms and other palms, persisting in buried palm trunk material; causes basal stem rot.

Recorded at 0–1685 m, median 136 m (75 records).

Southeast AsiaWest AfricaPacific IslandsTropical America

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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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