leaves few, rosulate, lorate, thin, flexible, pale green; 3–4 in; long, ½ in; broad at the middle. inflorescence: peduncle slender, shorter than the leaves; fertile part a lax panicle 3–4 in; long; spikes dense, simple, sessile, lower patent, 1–1½ in; long, ¼ in; broad; floral bracts ovate, obtuse, 1/6 in; long. flowers: calyx a, long as the bract. fruits cylindrical, ½ – ¾ in; long.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .