Tillandsia simplexa Matuda[as Tillandsia simplexa Matuda]

Diagnose: —Planta epiphita, acaulis. Foliis paucis, subbulbose, 8-9 rosulatis. Laminis folirum longe triangularis, apicem longe caudatis, 5 cm latis in basi, 40 cm longis, coriaceis, densissime minuteque lepidotis. Inflorescentia folia multi superans, simplicia, laxe bipinnata, elongata, rhachi apicem flexuosa; bracteis caulinais imbricatis amplexicaulis, longe caudatis, nudiis superantis; bracteis florigeris amplexicaulis, apice mucronatis, 20 mm longis 17 mm latis. Floribus suberectis sessilibus; sepalis oblongis symmetricis, aecualibus, libris, coriaceis, imbricatis, 20 mm longis; 8 mm latis; petalis linearibus purpureis, anthesis exsertis.

Edited from : Cact. Suc. Mex.. (protologue) .