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Fungi Partly documented

Laetiporus caribensis

Laetiporus caribensis is a tropical chicken-of-the-woods from the Caribbean and Central America, described in 2012, causing brown rot on tropical hardwoods. The type came from a Guarea guidonia snag in El Yunque, Puerto Rico. It has not been cultivated as far as known; conditions come from the measured sites and the genus.

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

Brown-rot polypore on trunks and snags of tropical hardwoods in wet forest.

Recorded at 386–2,546 m (median 475 m, 4 records).

CaribbeanCentral AmericaColombia

🔒 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.