Portea kermesina

Portea kermesina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Portea
Species: P. kermesina
Binomial name
Portea kermesina
K. Koch

Portea kermesina ('kermesina'=crimson) is a plant species in the genus Portea in the bromeliad family.

The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) and to Bahia state, located in southeastern Brazil.[1]

it grows near rivers at sea-level. It is a Critically endangered species.[1]

Description

Portea kermesina contains a dozen or so broad green and red leaves, that reach 30 inches long and 2 inches wide.

The plant produces a flower spike with "large, rose bracts and blue-petaled flowers." The inflorescence flowers at a height of 6-8 inches and is characterized by a purplish red color.[2] Porteas from Brazil are some of the most decorative; Portea kermesina has apple green leaves and thrives in diffused light.[3]

See also

Portea kermesiana leaves and bloom spike.

References

  1. 1 2 DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(Portuguese), abstract−(English) species lists−(Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
  2. Padilla, Victoria (1973). Bromeliads. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 60. ISBN 0517562413.
  3. Kramer, Jack (1976). Bromeliads The Colorful House Plants. Litton Educational Publishing, Inc. pp. 73; 100. ISBN 0-442-24518-1.
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