leaves thin, linear, entire, not lepidote beneath, 2 ft; long, ½ in; broad at the middle. inflorescence: peduncle as long as the leaves; fertile part a very lax simple raceme a foot long. flowers: pedicel erecto-patent, lower ½ in; long; lower bracts lanceolate, ½ in; long, upper ovate; sepals lanceolate, an inch long; petals bright red, above 3 in; long.Edited from : Baker 1889. (protologue) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae .