Basic Information Common Name: Bird’s Nest Bromeliad Scientific Name: Nidularium innocentii Native Habitat: Southeastern Brazil (Atlantic Forest biome), typically found growing epiphytically on trees or terrestrially on the forest floor. History / Discovery / Cultivator The story of the Bird’s Nest Bromeliad, *Nidularium innocentii*, is
Orthophytum Genus
Basic Information Common Name: Orthophytum GenusScientific Name: OrthophytumNative Habitat: Primarily Eastern Brazil, often growing on rocks (lithophytic) or sometimes as epiphytes on trees, particularly in dry, rocky, and often coastal environments. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Orthophytum belongs to the plant family Bromeliaceae, a
Star Bromeliad
Basic Information Common Name: Star Bromeliad Scientific Name: Orthophytum gurkenii Native Habitat: Eastern Brazil, specifically the state of Bahia. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Orthophytum is a fascinating group of bromeliads primarily native to Brazil, known for their often striking, star-like or geometric rosette forms, particularl
Werauhia Genus
Basic Information Common Name: Werauhia Genus Scientific Name: Werauhia Native Habitat: Neotropical regions, predominantly Central and South America, ranging from Mexico southwards, with a high concentration of species in areas like the Andes cloud forests, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. They thrive in diverse environments within this range, including ra
Green Star Werauhia
Basic Information Common Name: Green Star WerauhiaScientific Name: Werauhia sanguinolentaNative Habitat: Central and South America (including Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador), typically growing as epiphytes in humid forests. History / Discovery / Cultivator Werauhia sanguinolenta, commonly known in cultivation by attractive for
Brunellia amoena
Basic Information Common Name: Brunellia amoenaScientific Name: Brunellia amoenaNative Habitat: Primarily native to the high-altitude montane and cloud forests of the Andes mountains in South America, including regions of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Brunellia, to which Brunellia amoena belongs, was first
Brunellia amayensis
Basic Information Common Name: Brunellia amayensisScientific Name: Brunellia amayensisNative Habitat: Known from high-altitude cloud forests and subparamo ecosystems in Colombia, specifically in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Brunellia belongs to the Brunelliaceae family, a small family of woody pla
Brunellia almaguerensis
Basic Information Common Name: Brunellia almaguerensis Scientific Name: Brunellia almaguerensis Native Habitat: Native to the high-altitude montane forests of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. It is found in cloud forests and humid forests at elevations typically ranging from 2,000 to 3,400 meters above sea level. History / Discovery / Cultivator
Brunellia acutangula
Basic Information Common Name: Brunellia acutangula Scientific Name: Brunellia acutangula Native Habitat: Native to the Andes mountain range in South America, found in cloud forests and humid montane forests, typically at elevations ranging from approximately 2,300 to 3,800 meters. Its distribution includes countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, a
Brunellia acostae
Basic Information Common Name: Brunellia acostaeScientific Name: Brunellia acostaeNative Habitat: Brunellia acostae is native to the high-altitude forests of the Andes mountains, specifically found in Colombia and Ecuador. It thrives in humid montane ecosystems, often within cloud forests, at elevations typically ranging from 2,500 to 3,500 meters