This bromeliad, a tank epiphyte, collects water at the center of the plant in a pool formed by the leaf bases, where the water can be absorbed through the surface of the leaf with the aid of special plant hairs (trichomes).
This bromeliad, a tank epiphyte, collects water at the center of the plant in a pool formed by the leaf bases, where the water can be absorbed through the surface of the leaf with the aid of special plant hairs (trichomes).