Quesnelia arvensis

Japanese name: ケスネリア アルウェンシス
Scientific name: Quesnelia arvensis

[Overview]
An evergreen perennial about 60 cm tall, found in coastal forest areas of southeastern Brazil, growing on moss and organic matter in swamp forests.
The leaves form a rosette; they are broadly linear, 60–70 cm long and 4–6 cm wide, stiff, with fine spines along the margins.
The underside of the leaves has silvery-white horizontal stripes.
An erect, whitish flower stalk bears a short cylindrical spike 6–12 cm long and 4–6 cm across.
The inflorescence has pinkish-red bracts, and small blue to bluish purple flowers peek out from between the bracts.
The fruit is a berry.

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