Authority:

Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Description:

Description - Leaves 2 m long, covered on both sides with appressed ferruginous scales; blades ligulate, more or less narrowed toward the base, acuminate, 55-65 mm wide, laxly armed with stout uncinate spines 5 mm long. Scape short, stout. Inflorescence simple, depressed-globose, many-flowered, 12 cm in diameter, densely ferruginous-lepidote; axis very thick. Floral bracts spreading, lance-triangular, 5 cm long, exceeding the flowers, densely serrulate; flowers sessile. Sepals narrowly triangular, slightly asymmetric, acuminate, pungent, 25 mm long, free, the posterior ones alate-carinate toward base; ovary 10 mm long, broadly elliptic, much compressed, subglabrous.

Distribution:

Colombia South America| Vaupés Colombia South America| Amazonas Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Amazonas Venezuela South America| Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America|