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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Guzmania alliodora

Guzmania alliodora is a rarely seen tank bromeliad described in 1997 from the Huallaga lowlands of Huánuco in central Peru, at about 270 m, and named for its garlic-like scent.

Guzmania alliodora
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of humid lowland and foothill forest on the Amazon side of the central Peruvian Andes, on trunks and branches in dappled light. Nothing beyond the type description is published on its ecology.

No GBIF records carry an elevation; the single climate site lies at about 270 m in the Huallaga valley, lowland foothill forest.

PeruHuánuco

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.