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Aechmea triangularis

An Atlantic Forest bromeliad from Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, described by L.B. Smith in 1955. Most records come from montane forest near 800 m, where it grows as an epiphyte in warm, humid air with a milder, drier winter.

Aechmea triangularis
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Montane Atlantic rainforest, mostly around 800 m in central Espírito Santo, with one record near 1,500 m in Minas Gerais. As usual for Aechmea it grows epiphytically, in bright filtered light.

Recorded sites at about 830 m and 1,490 m.

Espírito SantoMinas Gerais

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✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.