leaves densely rosulate, linear-¬subulate from a suddenly dilated ovate base ¾–1 in; broad, 3–4 in; long, rounded on the back, nearly flat on the face, finely densely lepidote all over. inflorescence: peduncle ½ ft; long; bract-leaves scariose, adpressed, imbricated; spikes 10–12, forming a dense deltoid panicle, 1½–2 in; long, ½ in; broad; floral bracts oblong-lanceolate, ½ in; long, lepidote. flowers: calyx nearly as long as the bract; petal-¬blade oblong,.¼ in; long.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .