Guzmania berteroniana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Mez (in A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 904. 1896.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Central America (Panama),
Common Names: Bejuco de sapo (Puerto Rico), Mata de agua (Puerto Rico), Parásita (Puerto Rico), Piña de palo (Dominican Republic), Pirigallo (Puerto Rico), Tinaja (Dominican Republic), Tinajita (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Caraguata berteroniana Schult. & Schult. f. (in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1229. 1830.), Caraguata grandiflora Baker (Handb. Broeml. 145. 1889.), Devillea speciosa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult. f. (in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1229. 1830.), Guzmania erythrolepis sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non Planch. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 143. 1923.), Tillandsia caraguata D. Dietr. (Syn. Pl. 2: 1059. 1840.),
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