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

Pilea brasiliensis

A Pilea described in 2011 from central Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Bahia–Minas border), at 290–755 m in the Cerrado region. The regional climate is hot with a five-month dry season, so it likely survives in shaded, moister pockets such as gallery forest or limestone outcrops.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Microhabitat not documented here; in the Cerrado domain, Pilea typically grow in shaded gallery forest or on moist rock in seasonally dry forest. This is inferred, not confirmed.

Records 290–755 m, median 630 m.

GoiásMato GrossoBahiaMinas Gerais

🔒 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.