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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Trametes varians

A Trametes described by Van der Byl in 1922 from South Africa, but most GBIF records are herbarium specimens from the Old World tropics: Ghana, Cameroon, Réunion, India, Singapore, Thailand and Zambia. It grows on dead trees and logs, including plantation Albizia and Eucalyptus.

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 trees, poles and logs in lowland and submontane wet forest and plantations.

Mostly lowland; one Thai collection at 650 m.

GhanaCameroonRéunionIndiaSingaporeThailandZambiaSouth 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

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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.