Tillandsia brachycaulos Schltdl., Linnaea 18: 422-424. 1845 sec. Espejo-Serna & al. 2010
- =Tillandsia bradeana Mez & Tonduz, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 252. 1916 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1977
- =Tillandsia flammea Mez, Pflanzenr. IV, 32: 478. 1935 syn. sec. Smith & Downs 1977