leaves lorate from an ovate base 2 in; broad, under a foot long, 1 ½ in; broad at the middle, flexible, subglabrous. inflorescence: peduncle 1–1 ½ ft; long; fertile part a dense simple secund spike a foot long; floral bracts suborbicular, coriaceous, an inch long and broad. flowers: calyx an inch long; sepals oblong, obtuse; petal-blade lingulate, ½ in; long.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .