Fig. 1. A, Photograph of four individuals of Vriesea sanguinolenta differing in size. B, The same four plants in A as reconstructed using Y‐plant; differences betweeen the reconstructions and photographs are partly due to different angles of view. C, Apical view of a V. sanguinolenta plant reconstructed using Y‐plant showing, on the left‐hand side, a simulated, normal plant, and on the right a modified plant with a divergence angle of 137·5° between successive leaves. D, The largest individual of V. sanguinolenta studied as reconstructed using Y‐plant. Bars = 25 cm.