leaves not seen; upper bract-leaves with long rigid spine-edged points. inflorescence a narrow panicle with short dense branches; branch-bracts ovate-acuminate, serrated, glabrous, 2–2 ½ in long; floral bracts ovate, an inch long. flowers: pedicel short, stout, erecto-patent; sepals lanceolate, an inch long; petals 2 in; long, twice as long as the sepals.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .