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Canistropsis burchellii

A shade-loving rosette bromeliad endemic to the coastal Atlantic Forest of São Paulo and nearby Rio de Janeiro. It grows on the forest floor or low on trunks under a closed canopy. Give it warm, humid, shady conditions, and keep the central cup holding water.

Canistropsis burchellii
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The genus is restricted to the Atlantic Forest. Its species usually grow terrestrially or as low epiphytes in the humid understory of lowland and slope forest. The habitat is inferred from the genus.

Recorded from near sea level to about 550 m.

Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.