leaves not seen. inflorescence: peduncle 2–3 ft; long, with many large, scariose bract-leaves; fertile part a dense oblong spike 4–5 in; long, 11/2 in; diam; floral bracts white-lepidote, forming a globose nest 1/3 in; broad and deep. pistil: ovary globose. flowers: sepals obtuse, not mucronate, 1/2 in; long; petals not seen.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .