''Portea grandiflora'' is a plant

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the genus ''

Portea ''Portea'' is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil. It is named for Dr. Marius Porte, a nineteenth-century French naturalist who died in 1866 in Manilla while on a colle ...

'' endemic to northeastern

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.Plants of the World Online. (2020). Portea grandiflora Brongn. ex K.Koch. , Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. nlineAvailable at: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304239-2 ccessed 16 Feb. 2020 The

bromeliad The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

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to the Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira'') and to

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

state, located in southeastern

Etymology

''Grandiflora'' means 'having large flowers'.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 183

Gallery

Image:Portea grandiflora flower (side view).jpg, ''P. grandiflora'' flower Image:Portea_grandiflora_foliage.jpg, ''P. grandiflora'' foliage

References

DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"
''Rodriguésia 59'', February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−, abstract− species lists−. accessed 30 May 2016. grandiflora Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Bahia Flora of the Atlantic Forest {{Bromelioideae-stub