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

Pilea dataensis

Pilea dataensis is a C. B. Robinson species (1911) from the Philippines, known only from old specimens. The name points to Mount Data in the cordillera of northern Luzon, which would make it a cool, humid montane plant rather than the lowland one the measured climate suggests.

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

No habitat notes were found. If the name refers to Mount Data in the Cordillera Central of Luzon, its home is cool, misty montane forest around 2,000–2,300 m, where Pilea grow on shaded moist banks and mossy rocks.

Unknown; probably high montane, around 2,000 m, if it comes from Mount Data.

Philippines

🔒 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.