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]
Portea kermesina contains a dozen or so broad green and red leaves, that reach 30inches long and 2inches wide.
The plant produces a flower spike with "large, rose bracts and blue-petaled flowers." The inflorescence flowers at a height of NaNinches 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]