Vriesea platynema var. gracilior L.B.Sm.

leaves: blade rounded, apiculate, concolorous. inflorescence: peduncle slender; rachis scarcely more than 2 mm in diameter. flowers: sepals obtuse.

Edited from (03-04-2013): Smith & Downs 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). in Flora Neotropica.