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Ornamental- plant prized for its beautiful foliage, long-lasting flowers, and colorful fruits.
Brazil
Thrives in soil (terrestrial) or on trees (epiphyte) in full sunlight, at an elevation of 900-1067 m.
It is epiphyte or terrestrial known for beautiful foliage long lasting color and vivid berry-like fruit.
Stem is shortened or absent.
Leaves are smooth, green, up to 50 cm long (occasionally up to 1 m), 3-5 cm wide. Arranged in a vase-like rosette.
Flowers are with reddish-purple bracts and purple petals and red sepals. Flat-topped inflorescence (flowering cluster). * Flowers resemble pink matchsticks with bright blue tips
Fruit is berry-like, round, pink.
Flowering: Rainy season