Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
English: Brazilian red-cloak.
Region: Venezuela, South America.
Botany: shrub, tropical, branching, upright showy, ± 3m high; appressed reddish hairs; stout stems; leaves broad ovate, ± 20 cm, long, dark green, with pink midrib; inflorescence, large erect heads of conspicuous crimson bracts and two-lipped white flowers; prefers rich soil
Use: ornamental