Species library › Trametes › Trametes afrozonata
Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Trametes afrozonata

Trametes afrozonata is an African bracket polypore named by Niemelä and Ryvarden in 2021; the epithet points to a zonate cap, like the familiar T. versicolor. GBIF holds a single wild record, from southern Tanzania at about 880 m. It is not known in cultivation, so the conditions below combine that site's climate with other Trametes.

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

White rot of dead hardwood; the one record lies in seasonally dry miombo-type woodland country in southern Tanzania.

The single record site is at about 880 m.

Tanzania

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

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