Inonotus tropicalis

Inonotus tropicalis is a pantropical polypore first described as Phellinus tropicalis by Larsen and Lombard and moved to Inonotus in 2002. GBIF holds about 60 wild records, mostly from Brazil, with others from Costa Rica, Malaysia, Argentina and Australia. 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

Tropical and subtropical forest, on hardwood; substrate is generalised from the genus.

Recorded from sea level to 2,000 m, median about 400 m.

BrazilCosta RicaMalaysiaArgentinaAustraliaMexicoCubaPanamaIndonesiaIndia

🔒 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

Grow Inonotus tropicalis? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Inonotus

Inonotus obliquus Inonotus hispidus Inonotus cuticularis Inonotus acutus Inonotus hastifer Inonotus leporinus Inonotus munzii Inonotus adnatus Inonotus afromontanus Inonotus agathidis Inonotus albertinii Inonotus albomarginatus All 110 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.