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Inonotus patouillardii

A widespread tropical and warm-temperate Inonotus with a zoned, leathery cap, recorded from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, tropical Africa, Japan and the western Pacific. It grows on trunks of living and dead broadleaf trees, including oaks, Zelkova and Casuarina, mostly in lowland forest. It is not cultivated.

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

Rainforest, semideciduous and montane cloud forest, on trunks of living trees and on fallen branches and logs.

Recorded from 0 to 2,528 m, median 50 m (23 records).

BrazilCosta RicaArgentinaMexicoJapanUgandaTanzaniaPapua New GuineaPakistan

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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.