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Brocchinia melanacra is a perennial bromeliad from the wet tropical highlands of southern Venezuela, grown mainly by specialist collectors. It forms a rosette that holds water in its centre, so keep the cup filled and the soil lightly moist.
Brocchinia melanacra is a species of plant in the genus Brocchinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brocchinia melanacra 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.
