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Billbergia acreana

A tank bromeliad from the lowland Amazon forest of Acre in western Brazil, described in 2002 and little documented since. Growers should treat it like other lowland Billbergia: warm year-round, bright filtered light and a water-filled cup, with a drier spell in mid-year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland Amazonian forest in Acre; the habit is generalised from the genus, most of which grow as epiphytes or on rocks in fairly bright light.

Few records carry an elevation; the Acre lowlands lie at roughly 150–300 m.

Brazil (Acre)

🔒 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.