leaves linear, above a foot long, 1/3 in; broad at the middle, moderately firm in texture; marginal teeth minute. inflorescence: peduncle above a foot long; lower bract-leaves with pronounced points; fertile part a moderately dense cylindrical raceme 4–5 in; long, with a furfuraceous rachis. flowers: pedicel ascending, lower ¼ in; long; floral bracts thin, lanceolate, ½ - ¾ in; long. pistil: ovary oblong, 1/3 in; long; sepals lingulate, not spine-tipped, rather shorter than the ovary; petals very shortly protruded.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .