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

Tillandsia paraensis

A South American Tillandsia described in 1894, named after the Brazilian state of Pará. It is recorded from Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, a range centred on the Amazon basin. Little has been published about its ecology, so these recommendations treat it as a warm, humid-lowland epiphytic Tillandsia, and the confidence is low.

Tillandsia paraensis
Photo: Fl. brasiliensis, Public domain, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Its range points to humid lowland forest and forest edges in and around the Amazon basin. There, epiphytic tillandsias typically grow on branches in the middle and upper canopy, where light is bright and broken and the air is warm and humid. No habitat description specific to this species was found.

No elevation data was found. The Amazonian range suggests mainly lowland to foothill elevations.

BrazilFrench Guiana, Guyana and SurinameVenezuelaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia

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✓ 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
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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.