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Guzmania melinonii

Guzmania melinonii is the lowland Amazonian and Guianan Guzmania usually spelled Guzmania melinonis, described by Regel in 1885. It is a warm-growing tank epiphyte of humid lowland rainforest across northern South America, wanting steady warmth, soft light and a full tank all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Tank epiphyte on trunks and lower branches in humid lowland to foothill rainforest, in the Guianas and the western Amazon. The single georeferenced wild record is from Acre in western Brazil, near the Peruvian border.

No recorded elevations; the literature range is lowland to lower-montane, roughly 100 to 1000 m.

BrazilPeruColombiaEcuadorBoliviaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench Guiana

🔒 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.