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Jamaican bromeliads are home to Metopaulias depressus, a reddish-brown crab 2 cm (0.8 in) across, which has evolved social behavior to protect its young from predation by Diceratobasis macrogaster, a species of damselfly whose larvae live in bromeliads. Some bromeliads even form homes for other species of bromeliads. [31]
Brocchinia reducta, like many other bromeliads, forms a water-storing cup with its tightly overlapping, bright yellow and green leaves, creating a cylinder when growing outdoors called a rosette. [7] The leaves surrounding the cup of B. reducta are coated with a very loose yet thick wax coat. [ 5 ]
Some of the species, like the majority of Bromeliaceae, grow as funnel bromeliads, with a compressed stem axis. The leaves are then close together in rosettes, and cover the lower areas of the leaves, forming a funnel for collecting water. [2] These leaf rosettes, a common physical characteristic in Tillandsia species, collect nutrients and water.
Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae.This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutrients from the air.
The Guzmania bromeliad (alias: Guzmania lingulata) is a perennial native to rainforest habitats; hence, although we’d all want our homes to be as lush and vibrant as the Amazon, certain ...
Because they don't live in soil, the two most common ways to properly hydrate air plants is either to soak them in a pot of water once a week for twenty minutes, or gently mist them 2-3 times a week.
In its natural habitat, the plant, like other bromeliads, is most often pollinated by hummingbirds. However, it can also be pollinated by bees, bats, and other pollinators. [4] similar to how other bromeliads reproduce, this plant typically makes pups, although it can also breed in a normal way by making seeds.
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse in the family, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. [ 1 ] Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes , though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions.