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Portea kermesina
Portea kermesina ('kermesina'=crimson) is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) and to Bahia state, located in southeastern Brazil.
It grows near rivers at sea level. It is a critically endangered species.
From the article Portea kermesina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Portea kermesina contains a dozen or so broad green and red leaves, that reach 750 mm (30 in) long and 50 mm (2 in) wide. The plant produces a flower spike with "large, rose bracts and blue-petaled flowers." The inflorescence flowers at a height of 150–200 mm (6–8 in) and is characterized by a purplish red color. Porteas from Brazil are some of the most decorative. Portea kermesina has apple green leaves and thrives in diffused light.
== References ==
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 846839.