Pink Oyster

Pleurotus djamor

Family: Pleurotaceae

Also called: Pink Oyster, Flamingo Oyster, Salmon Oyster

Pink Oyster (Pleurotus djamor)
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Overview

Vivid pink tropical oyster of SE Asia, Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, and tropical Australia. Fruits in days on dead hardwood in the warm wet season. Pink colour fades on cooking. Heavily cultivated globally on straw and coffee pulp.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Monsoon

Season

Wet season — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Host trees & substrate

  • Dead broadleaf log
  • Cultivated on straw

Where it grows

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