Tillandsia polystachia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 410. 1762.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 22771

Basionym: Renealmia polystachia L. (1753) .

Neotype (Smith & Downs, Fl. Neotropica 14: 924. 1977): Plumier, s.n. (P).

Current name: Tillandsia polystachia (L.) L. ( Bromeliaceae).