Ronnbergia veitchii

Native from Costa Rica to Peru, this perennial bromeliad grows on trees or in the ground in humid tropical habitats. A dense red flowering structure rises above a rosette of broad leaves, with numerous pointed bracts radiating outward. It belongs to Bromeliaceae. In Colombia, it occurs in the Andean and Pacific regions from sea level to about 8,900 feet. Photographed in Colombia.