Ganoderma vanmeelii

A Ganoderma described by Steyaert in 1961 from the Belgian Congo (Bull. Jard. Bot. État Brux. 31). It is known only from a handful of old collections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumably a wood-decay polypore of Congolese forest and woodland; host is not recorded in the sources checked.

Records span about 540–1,340 m, from the lower Congo to Katanga and the Kivu margin.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

🔒 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.