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9101 - Bromeliads (Wild) - 2011-10-13 (Dimension: 4318 x 2898 pixels - Counter: 12238) Guzmania squarrosa (Uploaded as: Guzmania ) Locality: Ecuador - Prov. Zamora-Chinchipe; close to Zamora; entrance of Podocarpus NP ""Bombuscaro"", tall premontane moist forest Photographer: Florian Werner Note: Col.: Werner, F.A. 3122 (08-04-2011) else often terrestrial in thick raw humus. Rather compact species that grows up into the midstorey. Unmistakable intense red leaf striping even in mature plants. Juveniles in their compactness resembling rather a Tillandsia. Flower-advertising bracts red or, in center, yellow. Identification: solved (Click on the picture to enlarge)
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