Tillandsia xiphioides var. tafiensis L.B.Sm.  

; 0 ; differs from type in leaf-scales with narrow lobes, making the leaves tomentose-lepidote; floral bracts 5–6 cm long. flowers: sepals 30 mm long; petals violet.

Edited from ( 1-02-2012): Smith & Downs 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). in Flora Neotropica.