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Trametes maxima

Trametes maxima is a large, pale Neotropical bracket polypore whose underside breaks up into long teeth or plates rather than neat pores. It is one of the commonest white-rot brackets on dead hardwood in lowland and mid-elevation forest from Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil. It is not a cultivated species; the conditions below come from the measured sites 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

Dead hardwood logs, stumps and fallen branches in humid tropical forest, forest edges and clearings.

0–2623 m, median 882 m in the measured records.

MexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanNorthern South AmericaBrazil

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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.