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

Pilea laevicaulis

A critically endangered Pilea listed by the IUCN as endemic to Mauritius, where it grows in tropical forest. There are no usable wild records or measured climate, so this profile is generalised from Mauritian forest and from terrarium Pilea; treat every figure as a starting point.

Pilea laevicaulis
Photo: Metacladistics, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

IUCN lists it from subtropical or tropical dry forest on Mauritius; nothing more specific was found. Likely a small herb of the shaded forest floor.

No elevation data found.

Mauritius

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.