Unidentified plant. Is it Tillandsia or Vriesea ?

[SSairplants]

Hi All,

This plant I got from Peru 3 years ago. And It has no name. Untill lately it just flowered. But still I can't find the name. As I thought I was look like Vr.blacayana. But the colors of bract and petal are different. My plant has only lime-green color. If anyone has got this same plant and you know the name please let me know. It would be very helpful.

Thank you very much.
Seth.

[Timm Stolten]

Hi Seth,

that is a tricky one.
When it comes to those greyish Vrieseas, I do have some species,
but they do not flower very often. So it is hard to tell.
I tend more to Vriesea:
You can tell Vriesea and Tillandsia apart if you open a flower and check,
if each petal at the bottom has a little appendix looking like a tongue
as you can see here at this Vriesea rothii.

If there is a tongue (called ligulae), it is a Vriesea.

Greetings Timm

[SSairplants]

Ahhh thanks very much Timm. That helps a lot . I only know that Tillandsia petals are separated freely from each other. But now I know how to identify Vriesea. Very great informations.

Thanks again
Seth.

[Lieselotte Hromadnik]

I suppose this plant has been described in 1983 by Pof. Werner Rauh as Vriesea curvispica.
L.H.

[Lieselotte Hromadnik]

Post scriptum : Vriesea (now Tillandsia ???) curvispica comes from Balsas, Northern Peru.
L.H.

[SSairplants]

Post scriptum : Vriesea (now Tillandsia ???) curvispica comes from Balsas, Northern Peru.
L.H.

Hi Lieselotte,

Thanks for the informations. I still can't find the name curvispica. Do you have any link of it so I can compare them.

Best,

Seth.

[Lieselotte Hromadnik]

Hi Seth,
description of Vriesea curvispica Rauh in Bromelienstudien XIII of 1983. I will send a mail with the scan of the pictures on page 54.
Lieselotte.