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  Photosynthesis mark in the image below has been left from a gum leaf stuck between the leaves of the plant 
 
     | Species/Cultivar: Species Seed parent plant:  Pollen Parent Plant: Taxonomic rank: Species Hybridizer:   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.      |