Aechmea kertesziae viridiaurata Family: Bromeliaceae (170 species) Common Name(s): Grown by: David Feix, Berkeley kertesziae - collector Kertesz and/or named after mosquito Anophales kertesziae which breeds in the “tanks” Another tank-type from the Atlantic rain forest of Southern Brazil, Santa Catarina, with “candy corn” look-alike flowers in stiff panicles. The form shown was variety viridiaurata... Photo by Mike Dahlin