#Aechmea miniata

• Aechmea miniata — A species of perennial epiphytic plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the humid tropical forests of Brazil, remarkable for its glossy deep-green leaves, often tinged with purple on the underside of the blade. It develops an erect, paniculate inflorescence composed of a bright red scape bearing globose red berries of a minium (red lead) hue and small flowers with blue or translucent petals.