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Tillandsia axillaris is a synonym of:

Tillandsia complanata Benth.

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bot. Voy. Sulphur 173 (1846)

Type: Ecuador, Esmeraldas, Atacames, 1836/39, Sinclair s. n. (holotype K, GH photo).

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Distribution: Greater Antilles, Costa Rica to Bolivia and N. Brazil

Habitat: Epiphytic in forest, 750-3600 m. Elev.

Tillandsia complanata

• subsp. latifolia Gilmartin

Tillandsia complanata