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Aechmea echinata

A spiny bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil, once placed in Wittrockia. Little is published about it, but its lowland range is warm and humid all year with no real dry season.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Records come from about 75–550 m in the Atlantic forest around Ilhéus and Una in southern Bahia; like many bromeliads of that forest it is probably epiphytic or on rocks in bright, filtered light. Habitat detail is inferred from the genus.

Recorded elevations 75–550 m, median 125 m.

BrazilBahia

🔒 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.