=Ã. Furstenbergi= (Furstenberg's). _fl._ rose; flower spike dense, with overlapping showy pink bracts. _l._ tufted, linear, spinous at the edge, recurved. _h._ 1ft. Bahia, 1879.
=Ã. glomerata= (glomerate).* _fl._ violet; scape erect, stout, 8in. to 10in. high, with glomerate branches of crowded blood-red bracts. _l._ oblong-ligulate, cuspidate, about 18in. long, dull green; margin with short wide-set spines. Bahia, 1868. SYN. _Hohenbergia erythrostachys_.
=Ã. hystrix= (bristly).* _fl._ in very dense, oblong spikes; floral leaves and bracts scarlet. February. _l._ densely crowded, ascending, linear lanceolate, saw-toothed. _h._ 2-1/2ft. Cayenne, 1880.
=Ã. Legrelliana= (Legrell's). A synonym of _Portea Legrelliana_.
=Ã. Lindeni= (Linden's). _fl._ yellow, in dense terminal heads, with lanceolate red bracts, shorter than the flowers. _l._ linear-oblong, rounded, apiculate; margins saw-toothed; habit tufted. _h._ 1ft. South Brazil, 1864.
=Ã. Mariæ Reginæ= (Queen Maria's).* _fl._ tipped with blue, changing to salmon colour with age, arranged compactly upon the upper portion of the spike; scape erect, about 2ft. high; half the length is clothed with large boat-shaped bracts, some 4in. long, intensely rich rose-pink. June, July. _l._ 18in. long, with a tufted habit. Costa Rica, 1873. This is perhaps the best species.
=Ã. Melinoni= (Melinon's). _fl._ bright scarlet, tipped with pink, cylindric; panicle dense, terminal. _l._ oblong, leathery, about 18in. in length, dark green; margin spiny. South America.
=Ã. Ortgiesii= (Ortgies'). _fl._ red, on short spikes. _l._ numerous, channelled, recurved, spongy, broad at the base, and tapering to a point; stem short, gouty. Tropical America, 1860. SYN. _Ortgiesia tillandsioides_.
=Ã. paniculigera= (panicled). _fl._ rose-coloured; petals projecting beyond the sepals, deep bright purple; panicle large, compound, 1ft. to 2ft. long; scape reddish, downy; rachides and bracts rose-coloured. _l._ ligulate, shortly acuminate. West Indies, 1881.
=Ã. spectabilis= (showy).* _fl._ rosy; calyx fleshy, ovate; corolla 1in. long, rosy crimson. _l._ spreading, channelled, ligulate, 2-1/2ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Guatemala, 1875.
=Ã. Veitchii= (Veitch's).* _fl._ scarlet; spike densely clothed with scarlet toothed bracts, closely investing flowers. _l._ tufted, leathery in texture, broadly strap-shaped, spotted, and minutely serrulate. _h._ 1ft. Columbia, 1877. SYN. _Chevalliera Veitchii_.