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

Pilea victoriae

A small Pilea from Kerala in the southern Western Ghats of India, described by Suresh and Sojan in 2013. GBIF has only a few records from Pathanamthitta district. Grow it as a warm, humid, shade-loving terrarium herb, with the caveat that habitat details are unknown.

Pilea victoriae
Photo: Sureshvkutty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

No habitat note is recorded. Western Ghats Pilea usually grow on moist rocks, stream banks or the shady forest floor, so that is assumed here.

No elevation is recorded. The two georeferenced observations are in the foothills of Pathanamthitta district.

India

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.