Pitcairnia saxicola L.B. Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 117: 29. 1937 sec. Smith & Downs 1974
- ≡Pitcairnia splendens Warsz. ex A. Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung, 19(22): 176. 1851 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1974
- =Hepetis splendens (Warsz. ex A. Dietr.) Mez, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974. 1896 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1974
- =Pitcairnia lymanii Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México, 23(1–2): 99. 1952 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1974
- =Pitcairnia ovandensis Matuda, An. Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. Méx. 23: 90. 1953 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1974