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Brocchinia micrantha is a South American species of plant, in the genus Brocchinia, of the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae).This species is native to Venezuela and Guyana. [1] [2] In Venezuela, these plants may be found within Canaima National Park, near to Salto Ángel (Angel Falls), the world’s tallest free-falling waterfall.
Catopsis berteroniana is an epiphytic plant with elongate leaves. These erect leaves overlap to form tube-like structures characteristic of many tank bromeliads. [2] [4] Rainwater falls and lands in the tubes, forming pools of water called phytotelmata, an aqueous medium filled with copious amounts of nutrients available for the plant to absorb. [4]
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 ]
The initially green, but early drying bracts on the inflorescence stem are similar to the foliage leaves and prickly on the edge, the lower ones being long and turned back and the upper ones being upright and short, but longer than the intervening axis sections.
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. Spanish moss of the genus Tillandsia is a well-known species.
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.
The giant pitchers of Nepenthes rajah act as phytotelmata Bromeliad tank formed by Neoregelia concentrica var. plutonis A water-filled tree hollow Lyriothemis tricolor is a species of dragonfly that breeds in phytotelmata. Phytotelma (plural phytotelmata) is a small water-filled cavity in a terrestrial
Soaking the seeds of Bromelia laciniosa in acetone for 60 minutes is an effective treatment that increases vigor and germination. [6] The roots of Bromelia laciniosa are thin to facilitate water absorption and reach over a meter deep and 8 inches in diameter; because of this, bromeliads generally have efficient nitrogen uptake. [3]