Pilea ecboliophylla

A Mesoamerican lowland-to-premontane forest Pilea, mostly recorded in Costa Rica at a median 718 m, from Mexico to Panama. It wants warm, very humid, shaded conditions year-round, typical of a rainforest understory herb.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Most of the 248 records come from wet lowland and premontane forest in Costa Rica, especially the northern volcanic cordilleras and Caribbean slope. Presumably a shaded forest-floor or streambank herb, like most Pilea in this zone.

1–2011 m, median 718 m (214 records).

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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.