Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme[as Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme]

Diagnose: —A 0. amoenum (Ule) L.B.Smith, cui affinis, foliis 20-30 cm longis, laminis foliorum spinis 0.5-1.5 mm longis, bracteis involucratis perminute sed subdense spinulosis, inflorescentia ca. 3 cm diameter, petalis basi ligulis subintegris differt.

Observations: —This species is similar to 0. amoenum but differs by the distinctly longer leaves (20-30 cm long), leaf-blades with 0.5-1.5 mm long spines, involucral bracts minutely but subdensely spinulose, inflorescence ca. 3 cm in diameter, and petals bearing subentire appendages at base.

Edited from : Leme 1995b. (protologue) Miscellaneous new species of the Brazilian Bromeliaceae .