Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez (in A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 905. 1896.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Curujey (Cuba), Piña de agua (Dominican Republic), Piña de palo (Dominican Republic), Tinaja (Dominican Republic), Tinajita (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Guzmania clavata Urb. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 99. 1917.), Guzmania comosa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult. f. (in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1232. 1830.), Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez var. alba Ariza-Julia (Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 9: 38. 1959.), Guzmania monostachia (L.) Rusby ex Mez var. variegata M.B. Foster (Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 3: 30. 1953.), Guzmania tricolor Ruiz & Pav. (Fl. Peruv. 3: 38. 1802.), Renealmia monostachia L. (Sp. Pl. 287. 1753.), Tillandsia monostachia (L.) L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 410. 1762.),
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