Bromeliad Cultivar Register (8478) --

*VRIESEA ‘Closoniana’*	Marechal, Hort. Leod.	1889
cv. of barilletii X 'Morreniana' - (See 'Psittacina-Picta', 'Leodiensis' & 'Brachystachys Major') - Chevalier said, "Similar in form to 'Mariae' but with different disposition of red". (See Duval, The Bromeliads, 1990p131 & ChevalierCat1942p79) - Duval and Chevalier differ in which plants were pollen and seed parents.
Seed Parent: barilletii	Pollen Parent: 'Morreniana'
GartenFl42:431 1893, JBS 1:21; 2:41, ChevalierMon1930, WitteHybrBrom1894, Mez1935p407