Tillandsia flabellata Baker in J. Bot. 25: 242. 1887 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2018
- =Tillandsia flabellata Baker var. flabellata in J. Bot. 25: 242. 1887 syn. sec. World Flora Online Consortium 2020
- =Tillandsia flabellata var. viridiflora M.B. Foster in Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 7: 70. 1957 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & al. 2004