Catopsis nitida (Hook.) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 599. 1864.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Synonyms: Catopsis nutans sensu Baker, non (Sw.) Griseb. (Handb. Broeml. 156. 1889.), Tillandsia nitida Hook. (Exot. Fl. 3: t. 218. 1826.),
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