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Fungi Partly documented

Tremella pseudocyphellariae

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described in 2022 from Papua New Guinea that lives on the leafy lichen Pseudocyphellaria. Most records come from mossy mountain forest on the Huon Peninsula, with one from Mauritius. It cannot be cultivated.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On Pseudocyphellaria thalli on bark in disturbed and mossy montane forest, including gravelly stream slopes near villages.

The Teptep area of the Finisterre Range is roughly 1500-2500 m; the measured temperatures fit montane forest.

Papua New GuineaMauritius

🔒 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.