Vriesea macrostachya (Bello) Mez (in A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 601. 1896.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ],
Common Names: Parásita (Puerto Rico), Pirigallo (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Caraguata macrostachya Bello (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 122. 1883.), Neovriesia macrostachya (Bello) Britton (In N.L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 142. 1923.),
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