Bromelia sylvicola

Many natural habitats in the region have been converted or degraded. Parts of the range of this species appear to have stayed relatively intact but others have been greatly altered e.g., the Cerrado. Threats to plant species in the region include: habitat conversion due to agricultural expansion and unplanned colonization, increased fragmentation due to mining, logging, dams and road construction, fires, cattle ranching, spread of invasive grasses, environmentally harmful agricultural practices, water pollution and development of tourism. The taxon may be collected in the wild for the horticultural trade. How these threats directly impact on the population of the taxon is unknown. Bromelia sylvicola is described as a large, tough, spiny Bromeliad. There are reports of the taxon being cultivated as a living fence both within and outside its native range (Luther 1995).

Natural habitats of this species appears to benefit from protection in part of the range. One collection was made within the Pantanal Conservation complex. The system of protected areas in the region is insufficient and mostly not implemented and rationalization of the park system and adequate management are urgent.

Sites of historic collections and potentially suitable habitats should be surveyed to determine the current range, size of the population and whether local extinctions have occurred. The taxon is reported to form large thickets and may be common, however there is very little information on the taxon within its native range. It is widely cultivated ex situ.