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

Guzmania brasiliensis

A tank-forming Guzmania of the western and central Amazon lowlands, recorded from Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Little has been published about its ecology, so these conditions are drawn from where it has been recorded and from other lowland Amazonian Guzmanias. Treat it as a warm, humid, bright-shade epiphyte that must never sit in cold, wet mix.

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

Recorded in lowland Amazonian rainforest, mostly as an epiphyte on trunks and branches where the rosette collects rain. Species-level habitat notes are scarce; the growth form follows the herbarium and observation records and the genus.

GBIF records with an elevation cluster between about 100 and 450 m, with a few foothill collections up to about 760 m in Caquetá, Colombia. It is a lowland plant.

Brazil NorthColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.