Vriesea parvula is in the Vriesea genus of the Bromeliaceae family, a  family of monocot flowering plants of 75 genera.
Genus: Vriesea Family: Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a family of monocot flowering plants of 75 genera and around 3590 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana. 
