; 0 habit of a tillandsia. leaves 20–30 in a dense rosette, with a dilated ovate base an inch broad, narrowed suddenly to a linear blade 5–6 in; long, 1/4–1/6 in; broad low down, tapering gradually to a long point, moderately firm in texture, channelled down the face, thinly lepidote on the back, without any marginal prickles. inflorescence: peduncle not more than half as long as the leaves; fertile part a lax 3–4-flowered spike. flowers all sessile, the lower with a lanceolate bract 1/3 in; long. pistil: ovary oblong-cylindrical, glabrous, 1/3 in; long; sepals naked, linear-oblong, 5/8 in; long; petals narrow, twice as long as the calyx, falcate from its top. stamens nearly as long as the petals; anther linear, yellow, ¼ in; long.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .