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

Pilea trilobata

A critically rare Mauritian endemic, described by Weddell in 1854 and thought extinct from 1849 until it was rediscovered in 2005 in the Corps de Garde Nature Reserve. Almost nothing is published on its habitat, and there are no usable GBIF records or measured climate, so everything below is generalised from the genus and the island.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Known from the Corps de Garde Nature Reserve, a mountain reserve in western Mauritius; its microhabitat is not described in the sources consulted. Most Pilea are shade-loving herbs of moist forest.

Not recorded; Corps de Garde is a mid-elevation mountain.

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.