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Aechmea pabstii

A little-documented Aechmea from the Atlantic forest region of southeastern Brazil, known from very few wild records near the Bahia–Minas Gerais border. Treat it like other mid-elevation Atlantic forest Aechmeas: bright filtered light, warm days, distinctly cooler nights and a drier, cooler winter.

Aechmea pabstii
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Only two wild records exist; the measured site sits at about 870 m in the seasonal Atlantic forest belt. Conditions are inferred from the genus, which grows mostly as epiphytes or on rocks in forest and forest edges.

The one measured site is around 870 m; the true elevation range is unknown.

Brazil SoutheastMinas GeraisBahia

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.