Trametes apiaria

Trametes apiaria, long known as Hexagonia apiaria, is a palaeotropical honeycomb-pored bracket fungus with large hexagonal pores; it was moved to Trametes in 2012 in a paper in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. It is widespread, with about 50 GBIF records from Australia to Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines, New Guinea and central Africa. It is not widely cultivated, so fruiting conditions follow other tropical Trametes.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

White rot of dead hardwood in lowland tropical and subtropical forest and woodland; recorded elevations are 10–309 m, with one site near 600 m.

Mostly lowland: 10–309 m (median 150 m), rarely to about 600 m.

AustraliaSri LankaChinaPhilippinesDemocratic Republic of the CongoNepalPapua New GuineaThailand

🔒 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.