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Alcantarea imperialis
1930Summary
Alcantarea imperialis is a robust lithophytic species of bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae) in the genus Alcantarea. This species is endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1888 as Vriesea imperialis by Élie-Abel Carrière, who dedicated it to the Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil with the species epithet, imperialis. It was assigned to the genus, Alcantarea, by Hermann Harms in 1930....read more on Wikipedia.
Climate
What environment does Alcantarea imperialis prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
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Where does Alcantarea imperialis grow?
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