Ganoderma subresinosum

A dark, stalked palaeotropical polypore, described by Murrill as Fomes subresinosus and variously placed in Amauroderma, Trachyderma and Magoderna. It is widespread in lowland forest from the Congo basin to Southeast Asia and north Queensland.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Stalked fruit bodies on dead wood and buried roots in lowland tropical rain forest.

Measured sites lie from about 60 m (Singapore) to about 1,700 m (Burundi highlands); most are lowland.

Central AfricaSoutheast AsiaAustralia

🔒 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.