Bromelia gurkeniana v. funchiana SEL99-0098 MINIATURE The leaf edges are armed

The leaf edges are armed with pronounced spines

It has a tall scape with peach colored flowers

purple-tinted

It is a handsome plant with many silvery

which are albomarginated with bold white

Bromelia gurkeniana v. funchiana SEL99-0098 MINIATURE The leaf edges are armedAbout all I can say about this species is that it is an interesting, small growing un Bromelia like Bromelia. When we first found this plant it was growing in amongst a colony of Neoglaziovia variegata in the caatinga of Bahia, Brazil. When I saw the plant, the impression it made was that of a non banded or concolor Neoglaziovia. The soil was very rocky and the plant was growing very deep, again, like the Neoglaziovias. I used the end of my machete to