Habitat
Brunfelsia grandiflora is native to the tropical regions, such as the Amazon forest, of South America. It can be found in, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru. It is really quite abundant in Brazil and on the Caribbean Islands. Though it is not indigenous to North America, people in the south, take Florida for example, actually cultivate the shrub in their gardens, some grow them in pots.
As a tip for
all of you gardeners out there, this member of the solancae does quite well in
sunny areas, but it DOES NOT thrive in cold weather. Other similar organisms
that inhabit the same areas as B. grandiflora are
Brunfelsia pauciflora var. calycina, from Brazil, and
Brunfelsia pauciflora cv. floribunda compacta, a plant found in
tropical gardens. Micranthocereus hofackerianus is cactus
and Sinningia guttata is a flower also found in Brazil. Both of
those organisms are becoming extinct. To view images of these plants and
gather more information, you can go to
Environment News service. Seeing as B. grandiflora is native to the Amazon, some animals
you’re more familiar with from the area would include jaguars, tapirs, and
the macaws. None of these animals, however, feed upon the plant, and for
a very good reason.
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to find out why.