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

Pleurotus puttemansii

A Pleurotus that Paul Hennings described in 1908 from a collection Arsène Puttemans made in the Serra da Cantareira, above São Paulo. The one specimen dates from 1905. Nothing has been published since, so the conditions come from the Atlantic Forest and the genus.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Probably on dead wood in the montane Atlantic Forest of the Serra da Cantareira. The specimen has no substrate note.

The Serra da Cantareira rises to about 800–1200 m; the specimen records no elevation.

São Paulo (Brazil)

🔒 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.