Mezobromelia capituligera (Griseb.) J.R.Grant (1993)

Synonyms:

• Tillandsia capituligera Griseb. (1866)
• Tillandsia fastuosa André (1888)
• Guzmania capituligera André ex Mez (1896)
• Guzmania fastuosa André ex Mez (1896)
• Guzmania harrisii Mez (1896)
• Guzmania sodiroana Mez (1905)
• Schlumbergeria capituligera (Griseb.) Harms (1929)
• Thecophyllum capituligerum L B Smith (1932)
• Thecophyllum fastuosum (André) Mez (1935)
• Vriesea capituligera (Griseb.) L.B.Sm. & Pittendrigh (1954)
• Vriesea capituligera var. lutea Steyerm.. (1982)
• Cipuropsis capituligera (Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng, (2018)

Thecophyllum capituligerum L B Smith

Status: Homotypic synonym of Mezobromelia capituligera

Publ: Contrib. Gray Herb. 98: 14, e. p. (1932)

Taxonomic Change:

• treated as a synonym of Thecophyllum fastuosum. Thence to Vriesea capituligera. Thence to Mezobromelia capituligera —See Mez 1935 p. 423