| 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) | 
