Photosynthesis mark in the image below has been left from a gum leaf stuck between the leaves of the plant
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Species/Cultivar: Species
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Native distribution: This plant grows epiphytically in forests in Brazil at altitudes of 900 to 2,400 feet.
Habit: The plant received its name from the large, dark spines on its leaf margins that run the leaf lenght. It is a medium sized tubular plant, about 450 tall, and has only a few stiff green leaves with indistinct gray bands that flare slightly at the top forming a tight erect tubular shape.
Inflorescence: The drooping spike is erect, with rose salmon bracts and mauve petalled flowers.
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