Quesnelia liboniana VIPP At maturity the color of

At maturity the color of the plant changes

The floral bracts are rather broad and recurve outward

At anthesis the center flush is bright red

We collected this plant quite some years ago at a very high altitude

the plant does not have the thick leaves of either parent

Quesnelia liboniana VIPP At maturity the color ofA handsome smaller growing member of the widely variable Quesnelia genus. Native to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, centered around Rio de Janeiro where it grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte in open forest. Growing conditions can vary from full sun to deep shade. A member of the Billbergiopsis subgenus of Quesnelia, a group that includes several other members that might be easily confused with a Billbergia in shape and even inflorescence. This