⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-269537, with some changes.

Tillandsia polystachia Vell. is a synonym of Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha

This name is a synonym of Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha .

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym and as an illegitimate name (record 269537) with original publication details: Fl. Flumin. 3: 136, t. 138 1829.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:254159-2.