Vriesea sparsiflora var. breviscapa Pereira & I.A.Penna  

; 0 ; differs from type in the peduncle very short, equalling the height of a single sheath and enclosed by the bract.

Edited from ( 1-40-2013): Pereira & Penna 1985b. Species Novae in Brasilia Bromeliacearum - XXII .