; 0 renealmia (polystachia) peduncle with imbricate spikes, lateral; 1 linn; 2 sp.pl; 3 2; 4 p.286? calyx; 5 perianth monophyllous, flat sided, then convex, persistent; 6 tube very short, born around the receptacle. leaves: blade erect, very long, converging, bifid outside lacinia lanceolate-oblong, canaliculate-concave, acuminate; inside oblong, acuminate, adaxial converging on the side canaliculate, abaxial flat, bifid above. flowers: corolla petals 3, linear, canaliculate-concave, acute, erect, sides folded inwards one after the other, almost twice as long as the calyx. stamens filaments 6, filiform, erect, inserted in the receptacle, exceeding the corolla; anther oblong, obtuse, folded inwards. pistil ovary ovate, scarcely three angled, changing suddenly into a filiform style, situated and alongside the stamens; stigma 3, subrotund, spreading; per; ; ; sem; ; . plant parasitic growing on rocks shrubby & growing on trees; stem is foliate, erect, 3 feet long. leaves linear-subulate, acuminate, entire, canaliculate, base wide & swollen, numerous, lower ones 2 feet long. inflorescence: spikes lateral, about 10, 1 foot long, red, alternate in the stem; primary bracts red, imbricate above, covering the spikes totally. flowers sessile, solitary, not scented, corolla blue. fruits not seen.Translated by Butcher from: Jacquin 1763. (protologue) Selectarum stirpium Americanarum ... .