Tillandsia capitata Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 255. 1866 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2018
- =Tillandsia tephrophylla Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 800. 1929 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Tillandsia capitata var. rubra Ramos in J. Bromeliad Soc. 27: 63. 1977 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008