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Trametes ellipsospora

Trametes ellipsospora is a Neotropical bracket polypore described by Leif Ryvarden in 1987 (Mycotaxon 28: 539). GBIF holds 13 wild records, mostly from Brazil with others from Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia and Belize, at 0–950 m. It is not known in cultivation; conditions below come from the measured climate and the genus.

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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead hardwood in lowland tropical forest and woodland, as for other tropical Trametes; the specific hosts are not recorded in the sources reached.

Recorded from sea level to 950 m, median about 140 m.

BrazilVenezuelaGuyanaColombiaBelize

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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.