My name is Ludwig Buckup, born
in Brazil, 77 years old and a retired professor of Zoology at Universidade Federal
do Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. My wife Georgina, also
a professor of Zoology at UFRGS, shares my interest in Bromeliads with some supplementary
sympathy for Orchids. I was always fascinated by Bromeliads because these plants, chiefly
epiphytes, usually require trunks and branches of trees to establish and so their presence
is associated with a healthy forest environment.
Some years ago I started collecting and growing broms on
our small farm located outside Porto Alegre city, in South Brazil (29°46' South - 50°50'
West). We call this place "Bromeliário
Cairé" ("Cairé" Bromeliad Collection & Nursery).
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost State of
Brazil. It neighbors Uruguay on the South and Argentina on the West. Look at the Map.
If you are interested in the names and photos of the
Bromeliads that occur in South Brazil click here: Species.
Species from other places of the
Americas were photographed, and if you want to see them, just click on Other species.
Would you like to see the Bromeliad
in Habitat ?
For those who wish to know more about South Brazilian
bromeliads, click on Bibliography.
You can also find some information about observed
BLOOMING TIMES by MONTH, or by
SPECIES, these result from my personal or communicated observations.
Special
Topics gives you some suggestions and particularly my personal experience of
growing bromeliads from seeds, seed germination, seedlings, rooting, potting and
other topics that might be interesting for those who are beginners. Contributions
are always welcome !
Also consider some other Sites where you may obtain important information about
Bromeliads.
At first, I'll maintain this site
only as a regional descriptive inventory. But in the future I hope to amplify the contents
of this site, including all possible neotropical species of bromeliads |
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SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS:
Rua Anita Garibaldi 1924, Apartamento 1202
CEP 90480-200 PORTO ALEGRE,RS,BRAZIL
Phone & Fax +(0)51 3328-4698
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