Tillandsia makoyana Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 189. 1889 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2018
- =Tillandsia pulvinata E. Morren ex Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 190-191. 1889 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia simplexa Matuda in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17: 113. f. 65. 1972 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008