An Additional Collection by Harry E. Luther in J. Brom. Soc. 42(6): 247. 1992
This somewhat different guzmania previously known from Colombia and Peru, is a recent addition to the Ecuadorian flora. It was first collected by M.B. Foster in southwestern Colombia in 1946. It has not been cultivated previously, to my knowledge, and there is no real consensus that it should be now.
Guzmania globosa L.B. Smith demands very wet conditions and, when established, flowers several times a year. As one can see in the photo, the corolla is not completely concealed within the calyx as was stated in the original description. The clear mucilage surrounding the inflorescence is rather solid and does not adhere to probing fingers. —SeeSmith & Downs 1977