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Portea kermesina ('kermesina'=crimson) is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) and to Bahia state, located in southeastern Brazil.
It grows near rivers at sea level. It is a critically endangered species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Portea kermesina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
