iNaturalist Plant Observations - Costa Rica (iNaturalist:Plants-Costa Rica)
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.
Bromeliaceae
Bulbous Airplant
colinpurrington
2008-02-23
Costa Rica, Heredia, SarapiquÃ, La Selva Biological Station, Heredia Province, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
10.4232682 -84.0220298 +-4296m.
Bulbous airplant (Tillandsia bulbosa), I think. The base of the rosette is a hollow pseudobulb that often houses ants (myrmecophytic). The ends of the contorted leaf blades will turn red when it's about to flower. It's one of those bizarre bromeliads that doesn't arrange its leaves to catch water.