leaves lorate from an oblong dilated base 3 in; long, 2 in; broad, thin, flexible, subglabrous, an inch broad at the middle, deltoid-cuspidate at the apex. inflorescence: peduncle shorter than the leaves; bract-leaves all adpressed; fertile part a panicle with 8–9 erecto-patent distichous spikes 1–1½ in; long, 5/8 – ¾ in; diam; lower branch-bracts as long as the spikes; floral bracts oblong-cuspidate, glossy, ¾ in; long. flowers: calyx ½ in; long, reaching nearly to the tip of the bract; sepals acute; petal-blade oblong, ¼ in; long;.Edited from : Baker 1888. (protologue) Synopsis of Tillandsieae (continued) .