Observations: —According to the authors, Vriesea silva-petrea is related to V. oligantha (Baker) Mez but differs in its "glabrous" (? coriaceous) not fleshy bracts and acute sepals and other characters not specified.Edited from ( 9-02-2014): Smith & Downs 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). in Flora Neotropica.