British Cactus & Succulent Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4 (December 2002), pp. 204-206 (3 pages)
Plants with evident stems, branching freely to form a dense clump to 2 m diameter. Stems to 100 cm long and 2 cm diameter, longer stems sprawling or pendulous. Leaves persistent for up to 15 cm below shoot tip with up to 2 cm of leaf sheath exposed between leaves, lanceolate, to 22 cm long, to 3.5 cm wide near base, light green with numerous elongated whitish spots, mostly in irregular transverse bands, especially towards base of leaf, marginal teeth 1 mm long, 1 mm wide, white, sometimes with brownish tips, 3-6 mm apart, surface smooth, exudate yellow, drying brownish. Inflorescences to 55 cm long, with 4-7 branches, branches well-spaced, terminal branch to 19 cm long, lateral branches 4-13 cm long, flowers seccund; bracts triangular, 3 mm long pedicels 5 mm. Flowers 27 mm long, 7 mm diameter across the ovary, narrowing to 5 mm above, widening to 6 mm at mouth, terete across the ovary, becoming trigonous and slightly compressed laterally above, the lobes free for 10.5-12 mm, base scarlet, outer lobes with margins paler, almost wh