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

Pilea baltenweckii

Pilea baltenweckii is a Hispaniolan Pilea described by Urban in 1909, with about ten specimens, mostly from the southern peninsula of Haiti, one at 442 m near Jérémie. Grow it as a warm, humid, shaded forest herb; very little is published about it.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were reachable; presumed a herb of moist shaded forest, as for most Antillean Pilea.

One specimen is from 442 m at Les Trois Sources on the Jérémie to Dame Marie road.

HaitiDominican RepublicHispaniola

🔒 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.