Guzmania zahnii
A tank-forming epiphytic bromeliad from the wet premontane forests of southern Central America. It is mostly found around 800–1300 m in southern Costa Rica. It needs warm days, mild nights, dappled light and constantly humid air, with water held in its central cup.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte on trees in wet premontane and lower montane forest, including forest along rivers, for example at Las Cruces Biological Station near San Vito. Like other Guzmania, it catches rain and leaf litter in a tank formed by its overlapping leaf bases.
GBIF records span about 250–1555 m, mostly 800–1300 m.
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