; 0 acaulescent. leaves 15–20 in a dense rosette, lanceolate-acumi¬nate, 4–5 in; long, ⅓ in; broad above the base, firm in texture, finely lepidote, deeply channelled down the lower part of the face, the lower very spreading. inflorescence: peduncle longer than the leaves; bract ¬leaves small, linear; fertile part a few-flowered simple dense spike; floral bracts ovate, acute, ¾ in; long. flowers: calyx ½ in; long; sepals lanceolate; petals fulvous-yellow, half as long again as the calyx.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .