Pilea topensis

An Ecuadorian endemic Pilea described by Diels in 1937, known from very few collections on the eastern Andean slope. The IUCN lists it as Data Deficient. Treat it as a small understory herb of moist montane forest: shaded, humid and cool to intermediate.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Moist montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. Like most Pilea, it probably grows as an understory herb on shaded, damp soil, banks or mossy rocks.

One record gives 3500 m, but this may be an approximate label. The name suggests the Río Topo area, which is lower on the eastern slope.

Ecuador

🔒 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.