JULIANA Reyes, González-Zorzano & Kristen, 2012
Series Urbiniae
Distribution : Mexico, near the border of Sinaloa and Durango, growing in tropical deciduous forest at 360 m.
Description :
Roots fibrous.
Stem very short, to 2.7 cm.
Rosettes 13 - 18 cm in diameter.
Leaves 4.5 - 8 x 2.5 - 3.8 cm, ca 1 cm thick at the middle, obovate to oblanceolate, acuminate, mucronate, glaucous to pruinose, margin entire, slightly hyaline.
Floral stems 1 - 2 per rosette, about 50 cm tall incl. inflorescence, bracts lanceolate, light pink, glaucous, inflorescence bifurcate, pedicels 4 - 9 mm long.
Flowers : Sepals equal, adpressed, triangular-ovate, 2 - 2.5 mm long, pruinose, corolla urceolate to long urceolate, 10 - 12 mm long, pale pink, pruinose, petals connate at base, lanceolate, 10 - 12 mm long, anthers green.
Flowering time April - May.
First published in / D'abord publié dans Haseltonia 18: 52-55, 2012