Tillandsia brachycaulos Schltdl. in Linnaea 18: 422-424. 1845 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2018
- =Tillandsia bradeana Mez & Tonduz in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 252. 1916 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Tillandsia flammea Mez, Pflanzenr. IV, 32: 478. 1935 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013