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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Lentinula guarapiensis

A shiitake relative known only from Spegazzini's 1883 type collection from Paraguay. Nothing is recorded about its ecology beyond the genus pattern of wood decay in warm forests. These notes rely on the single site's climate and are low confidence.

Lentinula guarapiensis
Photo: The New York Botanical Garden, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumably on dead hardwood in subtropical forest, like other Lentinula; the type collection gives no detail in the source fetched.

Only one record, with no elevation; the Paraguayan type area is lowland.

Paraguay

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.