Plant stemless, spreading by rhizomes. Leaves 15-20 per rosette; blades narrowed to the base, about 4.5 cm wide, finely toothed, reddish below; sheaths elliptic. Inflorescence in a head, densely bipinnate, the spikes few-flowered. Flowers about 4.5 cm long. Sepals free, pointed. Petals cupped greenish-white bracts below.

Brazil

Source: Christensen, T.; Butcher, D. (2005). Bromeliaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press. (as Wittrockia amazonica)