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Bromelia blanda is a synonym of:

Quesnelia strobilispica Wawra

(subgen. Billbergiopsis)

Publ: Oest. Bot. Zeitschr. 30: 149 (1880)

Orthography: Quesnelia strobilospica

Type: Cantagalo, Wawra II-273 (Holotipo - W, lost); tab. 25 in Wawra, It. Sax. Cob. 1883. (Neotype, here designated)

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro

Habitat: rupicolous, epiphytic or less frequently terrestrial,, 700 to 1300 m. Elev.

Phenology: Flowering mainly in July to September; fruits were found in October and December.

Quesnelia strobilispica