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Brocchinia hechtioides is a bromeliad from the Guiana Highlands that forms a water-holding rosette of leaves which traps insects, making it one of the few carnivorous members of its genus. It is grown by specialists rather than commonly as a houseplant.
Brocchinia hechtioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to Colombia, Guyana, andVenezuela. It is one of the two or three members of the genus (the others being B. reducta and possibly B. tatei) that appear to be carnivorous. The leaves form an urn which captures water and also serves as a pitfall trap for insects.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brocchinia hechtioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
