Vriesea platynema

Vriesea platynema is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is native to the West Indies and South America.

Three varieties are recognized:


 * 1) Vriesea platynema var. flava Reitz - State of Santa Catarina in Brazil
 * 2) Vriesea platynema var. platynema - Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela (including Venezuelan Antilles), Guyana, Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
 * 3) Vriesea platynema var. wrightii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - Cuba

Cultivars

 * Vriesea 'Cadbury'
 * Vriesea 'Charles W.'
 * Vriesea 'Filagree'
 * Vriesea 'Golden Plaits'
 * Vriesea 'Griesseniana'
 * Vriesea 'Karamea Granada'
 * Vriesea 'RoRo'