Pilea helwigii

A Haitian endemic Pilea known only from its original collections (Urban and Ekman, 1930); no wild records carry coordinates. Grow it like other Hispaniolan forest Pilea: warm, shaded, humid and evenly moist, with a modest night drop.

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

Not documented beyond the type collection. Hispaniolan Pilea described from Ekman's and earlier collections mostly grow on shaded, often limestone, banks and rocks in moist forest, which is assumed here.

Unknown; no record carries an elevation. The climate point used sits at 277 m, but many Haitian Pilea come from the cooler massifs.

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🔒 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.