; 0 acaulescent. leaves linear-subulate, 4–6 in; long, ⅛ in; broad above the dilated base, moderately firm in texture, densely finely lepidote all over, narrowed into a long slender point. inflorescence: peduncle much shorter than the leaves; bract-leaves with long linear-subulate points; fertile part a dense simple multifarious spike 1˝–2 in; long; floral bracts oblong, acute, bright red, the lower cuspidate. flowers: calyx ˝ in; long; sepals acute; petals violet, half as long again as the calyx.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .