rosette of leaves sessile, spirally trifarious, 6–9 in. long, 4–5 in. diam.; leaves 6–8 in a row, dense, erecto-patent, lanceolate-navicular, 4–5 in. long, an inch broad, concave on the face, acutely keeled, bright green, with irregular cross bands of confluent oblong whitish spots; margins whitish, horny and denticulate; peduncle simple, terete, 6–8 in. long, with 2–3 empty bracts; raceme lax, simple, oblong, 3–4 in. long; pedicels erecto-patent, reddish, 1/4– 1/3 in. long; bracts lanceolate-deltoid, as long as the pedicels; perianth cylindrical, reddish, 1 1/4 in. long; tube elongated; segments oblong, 1/4– 1/3 in. long; stamens just exserted. null
