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A species known from Tolima in Colombia, growing on cliffs at about 900 m.
A small epiphytic species from the highlands of Bolivia and Argentina. Forms compact rosettes with silvery-grey leaves covered in trichomes. Grows on perpendicular rocks and thorn shrub vegetation.
This species is widely distributed from the United States to Argentina, growing epiphytically and sometimes terrestrially in dry habitats at elevations from sea level to 3000 m. The type specimen was collected in Jamaica.
A saxicolous bromeliad endemic to the campos rupestres (rocky grasslands) of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Originally described as Cryptanthus regius by Elton Leme in 2007. The specific epithet regius (Latin for "royal" or "regal") refers to its distinctive appearance. This species occurs on rocky outcrops in montane environments of the Espinhaço Range. Some taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Hoplocryptanthus.
A species distributed in Bolivia and Argentina, growing as an epiphyte in woodland at elevations of 200 to 2,000 m.
A terrestrial bromeliad named in honor of Roberto Anselmo Kautsky (1924-2010), a Brazilian naturalist renowned for documenting bromeliads and orchids in eastern Brazil. Originally described as Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi and transferred to Rokautskyia in 2017. Characterized by contrasting leaf surfaces: green adaxial (upper) side and densely white-scaled abaxial (lower) side with brown transverse bands creating a zebra-like pattern. Grows in leaf litter in densely shaded Ombrophilous Dense Forest. Endemic to Espírito Santo state and assessed as Critically Endangered.
Ranges from Chiapas in Mexico through Guatemala to Honduras, at elevations of 1,400 to 2,500 m.