Species library › Ganoderma › Ganoderma perzonatum
Fungi Partly documented

Ganoderma perzonatum

A neotropical Ganoderma described by Murrill in 1908; the name refers to its strongly zoned cap. Most GBIF records are from Brazil, especially the Atlantic Forest uplands of São Paulo, with others from the Greater Antilles and Colombia.

Ganoderma perzonatum
Photo: Cabarroi-Hernández M, Villalobos-Arámbula AR, Torres-Torres MG, Decock C, Guzmán-Dávalos L (2019) The Ganoderma weberianum-resinaceum lineage: multilocus phylogenetic analysis and morphology confirm G. mexicanum and G. parvulum in the Neotropics. MycoKeys 59: 95-131. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.59.33182, CC BY 4.0, 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

Wood-decay polypore of lowland to submontane forest.

Recorded at 0–1500 m, median 30 m (7 records); the measured sites lie at 390–955 m.

BrazilCubaPuerto RicoDominican RepublicJamaicaGuadeloupeColombia

🔒 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

Grow Ganoderma perzonatum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.