| Name | Pitcairnia brachysperma André |
| Authorship | André |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Pitcairnia L'Heritier |
| Citation | 1888 Enum. Bromel. 4 |
| Holdings | 5 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Pitcairnia brachysperma André |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1), 1976 (1), 1986 (3) |