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

Ganoderma piceum

A Ganoderma combined by Ryvarden in 2015 from a Cesati name; Cesati described fungi from Beccari's Bornean collections, and the Malaysian, Singaporean and Indonesian records fit that. The epithet means pitch-black. Very few records exist and little is published.

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, presumably of lowland Southeast Asian rain forest.

No reliable elevation data.

MalaysiaSingaporeIndonesia

🔒 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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