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Tillandsia maya

Tillandsia maya is an epiphytic air plant described in 2003 by Ramírez and Carnevali from southeast Mexico. Records are near sea level (5–16 m) in hot lowland forest with a dry spring and a wet summer and autumn. Little ecological detail is published, so care is based on the measured climate and on related lowland tillandsias.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Known from the Gulf and Yucatán lowlands (records in Tabasco and Yucatán), where the vegetation is tropical forest and scrub. Epiphytes there get partial shade in the rains and strong light in the dry season.

Recorded at 5–16 m (4 records).

Mexico Southeast

🔒 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.