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

Volvariella terastia

A large tropical Volvariella first described by Berkeley and Broome from Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in the 1860s, and later found in Kerala and West Bengal, India. Singer listed it in his 1961 book on mushroom cultivation among the Volvariella that can be grown like the paddy-straw mushroom.

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

Not recorded in the sources we reached; it is presumably a saprotroph on rich soil or rotting plant matter, like V. volvacea.

Peradeniya lies at about 500 m.

Sri LankaIndia

🔒 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.