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Orthophytum is a genus of small, stemless bromeliads from southeast Brazil's Atlantic Forest, many of them grown as rock or xeric-style specimens. Give them bright light, fast-draining soil, and water sparingly, letting the mix dry out between waterings.
Orthophytum (Greek "ortho" = straight and "phytum" = plant) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
All the species of the bromeliad genus are endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeast Brazil.
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