Portea kermesina

Portea kermesina is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome and to Bahia state, located in southeastern Brazil.
It grows near rivers at sea level. It is a critically endangered species.

Description

Portea kermesina contains a dozen or so broad green and red leaves, that reach long and wide.
The plant produces a flower spike with "large, rose bracts and blue-petaled flowers." The inflorescence flowers at a height of 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.