Pleurotus soyauxii
An obscure pleurotoid agaric described by Hennings in 1891, named after Hermann Soyaux, who collected in Gabon. It is known only from the original description.
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
Presumably a wood-decay fungus on dead wood in West-Central African rainforest.
Unknown.
West-Central Tropical Africa
🔒 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 Pleurotus soyauxii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.
More Pleurotus
Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.