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

Pilea australis

Pilea australis is a 2022 replacement name by Fu and Monro for a Pilea of Rapa in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Specimens come from stream drainages just below the summit crest of Mt Perau, in wet subtropical forest with Metrosideros and Freycinetia, so it wants mild, very humid shade.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected in a stream drainage about 60 m below the summit crest of Mt Perau on Rapa, among Metrosideros, Corokia, Hebe, Freycinetia and Blechnum ferns: cloudy, wet ridge-top forest.

Near the summit of Mt Perau, roughly 550 to 650 m; no elevations are attached to the records.

RapaAustral IslandsFrench Polynesia

🔒 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.