Pilea inaequalis

A Caribbean Pilea of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, common in the wet forests of Puerto Rico and the volcanic islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique. It is a warm, evenly humid forest-floor herb with no real rest period.

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

Shade herb of wet lowland and lower montane forest, often along trails, stream banks and on damp rocks.

Recorded at 15–1,370 m, median about 550 m.

Puerto RicoDominican RepublicHaitiJamaicaGuadeloupeDominicaMartiniqueGrenadaSaint Kitts and NevisTrinidad and TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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.