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Ganoderma thailandicum

A lacquered, stalked Ganoderma described from southern Thailand in 2019 (MycoKeys). The glossy cap is deep magenta near the stalk, brownish red in the centre and bright yellow at the growing edge, with a white pore surface; caps reach 3–9 cm.

Ganoderma thailandicum
Photo: Luangharn T, Karunarathna SC, Mortimer PE, Hyde KD, Xu J (2019) Additions to the knowledge of Ganoderma in Thailand: Ganoderma casuarinicola, a new record and Ganoderma thailandicum sp. nov. MycoKeys 59: 47-65. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.59.36823, 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

The type was a single fruit body on a stump of Pinus merkusii, a tropical pine, in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

The type was collected at 499 m.

Southeast 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.