Wittrockia echinata Leme[as Wittrockia echinata ]

Diagnose: —A W. paradoxa Leme, cui affinis, laminis foliorum angustioribus, inflorescentia manifeste echinata, bracteis primariis suboblongis, prope apicem distincte spinuloso-uncinatis, pedunculis ramulorum longioribus, bracteis floriferis et sepalis apice perlonge mucronatis differt.

Observations: —Despite the quite uncertain generic position of this unusual new species (fragmentary or immature petals), it fits near W. paradoxa, differing by the narrower leafblades, striking long-spinose inflorescence (which is the basis for its specific name), primary bracts sub-oblong with spinulose-uncinate apex, fascicles with longer peduncles, and by floral bracts and sepals with conspicuously long-spinose apex.;

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