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Pleurothallis pileata

Pleurothallis pileata is a Colombian endemic described by Luer and Escobar in 1982, with no georeferenced wild records. Grow it as a typical Colombian Andean Pleurothallis, in shade, cool to intermediate, with high humidity and constant moisture, rather than following the hot lowland climate point.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat detail is available in accessible sources; by analogy with the genus it most likely grows epiphytically in humid montane forest.

No recorded elevations. The climate point is a lowland regional site at about 170 m in the Llanos, which is unlikely to represent the species.

Colombia

🔒 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.