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.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.
It grows near rivers at sea level. It is a critically endangered species.
Description Portea kermesina contains a dozen or so broad green and red leaves, that reach long and wide.
The plant produces a flower spike with "large, rose bracts and blue-petaled flowers." The inflorescence flowers at a height of and is characterized by a purplish red color.
Porteas from Brazil are some of the most decorative. Portea kermesina has apple green leaves and thrives in diffused light.
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