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Aechmea marauensis

A bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic coast of Bahia, Brazil, named for Maraú. It wants warm, stable temperatures, bright filtered light and a water-filled central tank.

Aechmea marauensis
Photo: Alex V. Popovkin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Atlantic forest and coastal vegetation of southern and central Bahia, mostly near sea level; like many Aechmea it is likely epiphytic or grows on the ground in sandy coastal forest. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded from sea level to 950 m, median 47 m.

Bahia

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.