During an extensive sampling of the water mite fauna across the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil, a new mite genus has been proposed and diagnosed. The research also led to the discovery of a new ...

If you don't know what a bromeliad is or think you've never seen one, think again. Have you seen Spanish moss? Or a pineapple? Then, you've seen a bromeliad - both of them are in the Bromeliaceae ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

Once rarities in the greenhouses of the wealthy, bromeliads today are available to the masses. We may receive a single, strappy-leafed specimen as a gift. Or see a community of statuesque, urn-shaped ...

Bromeliads are becoming increasingly popular garden plants in Central Florida. The plant family Bromeliaceae includes over 2,700 species plus innumerable hybrids that have been propagated by ...

When Juliana Raposo bought a house in Carlsbad 5 years ago, she replaced its existing landscape with lush plants. “I yanked out the boring landscape and replaced it with tropical plants, especially ...

If you yearn to create a lush, tropical look for your landscape but are concerned about water use, consider incorporating bromeliads into your plant selection. Bromeliads are colorful, low-maintenance ...

An extensive sampling effort in bromeliad aquatic fauna in Brazilian subtropical area of the Atlantic rainforest, revealed a new water mite genus and a new species in the Atlantic rainforests in São ...