leaves lanceolate from an ovate base 2 in; broad, 1 ½ ft; long, an inch broad low down, narrowed to the point, flexible, subglabrous. inflorescence: peduncle 1 ½ ft; long; panicle above a foot long; branch-bracts small, ovate; branches lax-flowered, arcuate, ascending, mostly simple; spikes 3–5 in; long, ½ in; broad; floral bracts ovate, obtuse, ¾ in; long. flowers: calyx ¼ in; long; sepals obtuse; petal-blade small.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .