; 0 acaulescent. leaves few, thin, lanceolate, entire, a foot long, 1–1 ¼ in; broad at the middle, narrowed to a dilated base, acute, thinly lepidote. inflorescence: peduncle l-l ½ ft; long; bract-leaves small, membranous, ascending; fertile part a lax panicle a foot long, with secund simple or slightly compound branches. flowers: pedicel 1/12 – 1/8 in; long, articulated at the apex; bracts ovate, minute; sepals oblong, 1/12 in; long- petals white, oblanceolate, twice as long as the sepals. stamens shorter than the petals. fruits oblong, 1/6 in; long. pistil: style as long as the capsule.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .