Inonotus sideroides

Inonotus sideroides is a tropical Asian polypore first described by Léveillé as Polyporus sideroides and moved to Inonotus by Ryvarden in 2005. GBIF holds only eight wild records, from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, southern China and Japan. 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

Lowland tropical forest, on dead hardwood; substrate is not given on the records, so this is generalised from the genus.

No elevations on the records; the measured sites are warm lowland climates.

Sri LankaIndonesiaChinaJapan

🔒 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.