Tillandsia guatemalensis L.B. Sm. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 281. 1949 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2018
- =Allardtia cyanea A. Dietr. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 20: 241. 1852 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Platystachys cyanea (A. Dietr.) K. Koch & Sello ex K. Koch, Index Sem. Hort. Bot. Berol. 1854 (App.): 11. 1855 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia cyanea (A. Dietr.) E. Morren, Belgique Hort. 29: 297. 1879 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia columnaris E. Morren ex Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 208-209. 1889 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia uyucensis Gilmartin in Ceiba 11: 23. 1965 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia uyucensis f. minor Gilmartin in Ceiba 11: 23. f. 7. 1965 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008