Aechmea cunhambebensis

A bromeliad described by Elton Leme in 2025 from south-eastern Brazil, almost certainly from the Atlantic Forest; nothing about its cultivation has been published yet. Grow it like other Atlantic Forest Aechmea: bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights, a water-holding rosette and a fast-draining mount or mix.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Only the region (south-eastern Brazil) is recorded; the epithet honours Cunhambebe, a Tupinamba leader of the Rio de Janeiro coast, which points to the coastal Atlantic Forest. Most Aechmea there grow as epiphytes or on rocks in humid forest.

Not recorded; coastal Atlantic Forest Aechmea mostly grow from near sea level to about 1,000 m.

Brazil (Southeast)

🔒 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.