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

Pilea hepatica

A Haitian Pilea described by Urban and Ekman in 1930 and known only from its description, with no wild GBIF records. Treat it as a small shade herb of humid forest or limestone and keep it warm, moist and out of direct sun.

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. Hispaniolan Pilea are mostly small herbs of shaded, moist limestone rock, mossy banks and humid forest floor, many of them in the mountains.

No elevation is recorded; the measured site is a single coastal lowland point in Haiti.

Haiti

🔒 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.