M.H.J. Barfuss et al.: Taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae based on a multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny and morphology.
Phytotaxa 279(1):1-97 2016.



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BARFUSSIA Manzanares & W. Till (type: Tillandsia wagneriana L.B. Smith)

Barfussia laxissima (Mez) Manzanares & W. Till Tillandsia laxissima Mez
Barfussia laxissima var. moorei (H. Luther) Manzanares & W. Till Tillandsia laxissima var. moorei H. Luther
Barfussia platyrhachis (Mez) Manzanares & W. Till Tillandsia platyrhachis Mez
Barfussia wagneriana (L.B. Smith) Manzanares & W. Till Tillandsia wagneriana L.B. Smith


CIPUROPSIS Ule (type: Cipuropsis subandina Ule)

Cipuropsis subandina Ule Vriesea subandina (Ule) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh


GOUDAEA W. Till & Barfuss (type: Vriesea chrysostachys E. Morren)

Goudaea chrysostachys (E. Morren) W. Till & Barfuss Vriesea chrysostachys E. Morren
Goudaea chrysostachys var. stenophylla (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Vriesea chrysostachys var. stenophylla L.B. Smith
Goudaea ospinae (H. Luther) W. Till & Barfuss Vriesea ospinae H. Luther
Goudaea ospinae var. gruberi (H. Luther) W. Till & Barfuss Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi H. Luther


GREGBROWNIA W. Till & Barfuss (type: Mezobromelia fulgens L.B. Smith)

Gregbrownia brownii (H. Luther) W. Till & Barfuss Mezobromelia brownii H. Luther
Gregbrownia fulgens (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Mezobromelia fulgens L.B. Smith
Gregbrownia hutchisonii (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith
Gregbrownia lyman-smithii (Rauh & Barthlott) W. Till & Barfuss Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott


JAGRANTIA Barfuss & W. Till (type: Tillandsia monstrum Mez)

Jagrantia monstrum (Mez) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea monstrum (Mez) L.B. Smith


JOSEMANIA W. Till & Barfuss (type: Tillandsia asplundii L.B. Smith)

Josemania asplundii (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia asplundii L.B. Smith
Josemania delicatula (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia delicatula L.B. Smith
Josemania pinnata (Mez & Sodiro) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia pinnata Mez & Sodiro
Josemania singularis (Mez & Wercklé) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia singularis Mez & Wercklé
Josemania truncata (L.B. Smith) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia truncata L.B. Smith
Josemania truncata var. major (H. Luther) W. Till & Barfuss Tillandsia truncata var. major H. Luther


LEMELTONIA Barfuss & W. Till (type: Tillandsia dodsonii L.B. Smith)

Lemeltonia acosta-solisii (Gilmartin) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia acosta-solisii Gilmartin
Lemeltonia cornuta (Mez & Sodiro) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia cornuta Mez & Sodiro
Lemeltonia dodsonii (L.B. Smith) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia dodsonii L.B. Smith
Lemeltonia monadelpha (E. Morren) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia monadelpha (E. Morren) Baker
Lemeltonia narthecioides (C. Presl) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia narthecioides Presl
Lemeltonia scaligera (Mez & Sodiro) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia scaligera Mez & Sodiro
Lemeltonia triglochinoides (C. Presl) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia triglochinoides Presl


LUTHERIA Barfuss & W. Till (type: Tillandsia splendens Brongniart)

Lutheria bi-beatricis (Morillo) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea bi-beatricis Morillo
Lutheria glutinosa (Lindley) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea glutinosa Lindley
Lutheria soderstromii (L.B. Smith) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea soderstromii L.B. Smith
Lutheria splendens (Brongniart) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea splendens (Brongniart) Lemaire
Lutheria splendens var. chlorostachya (Oliva-Esteva) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea splendens var. chlorostachya Oliva-Esteva
Lutheria splendens var. formosa (Suringar ex Witte) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea splendens var. formosa Suringar ex Witte
Lutheria splendens var. oinochroma (Steyermark) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea splendens var. oinochroma Steyermark
Lutheria splendens var. striatifolia (M.B. Foster) Barfuss & W. Till Vriesea splendens var. striatifolia M.B. Foster


PSEUDALCANTAREA (Mez) Pinzón & Barfuss (type: Platystachys viridiflora Beer)

Pseudalcantarea grandis (Schlechtendal) Pinzón & Barfuss Tillandsia grandis Schlechtendal
Pseudalcantarea macropetala (Wawra) Pinzón & Barfuss Tillandsia macropetala Wawra
Pseudalcantarea viridiflora (Beer) Pinzón & Barfuss Tillandsia viridiflora (Beer) Baker


STIGMATODON Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss (type: Vriesea harrylutheri Leme & G.K. Brown)

Stigmatodon amadoi (Leme) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea amadoi Leme
Stigmatodon apparicianus (E. Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea appariciana E. Pereira & Reitz
Stigmatodon belloi (Leme) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea belloi Leme
Stigmatodon bifidus (Leme & L. Kollmann) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea bifida Leme & L. Kollmann
Stigmatodon brassicoides (Baker) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea brassicoides (Baker) Mez
Stigmatodon costae (B.R. Silva & Leme) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea costae B.R. Silva & Leme
Stigmatodon croceanus (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea croceana Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon euclidianus (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea euclidiana Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon fontellanus (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea fontellana Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon funebris (L.B. Smith) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea funebris L.B. Smith
Stigmatodon gastinianus (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea gastiniana Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon goniorachis (Baker) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea goniorachis (Baker) Mez
Stigmatodon harrylutheri (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea harrylutheri Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon magnibracteatus (Leme & L. Kollmann) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea magnibracteata Leme & L. Kollmann
Stigmatodon multifoliatus (Leme & G.K. Brown) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea multifoliata Leme & G.K. Brown
Stigmatodon plurifolius (Leme) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea plurifolia Leme
Stigmatodon rosulatulus (Leme) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea rosulatula Leme
Stigmatodon sanctateresensis (Leme & L. Kollmann) Leme, G.K. Brown & Barfuss Vriesea sanctateresensis Leme & L. Kollmann


WALLISIA (Regel) E. Morren 1870 (type: Tillandsia lindeniana Regel)

Wallisia anceps (Loddiges) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia anceps Loddiges
Wallisia cyanea Barfuss & W. Till nomen novum Tillandsia lindenii K. Koch
Wallisia lindeniana (Regel) E. Morren Tillandsia lindeniana Regel,

     Tillandsia umbellata André (syn. nov.)
Wallisia pretiosa (Mez) Barfuss & W. Till Tillandsia pretiosa Mez
Wallisia x duvalii (L. Duval) Barfuss & W. Till     (Wallisia cyanea x Wallisia lindeniana) Tillandsia lindenii var. duvalii (L. Duval) André


ZIZKAEA W. Till & Barfuss (type: Tillandsia tuerckheimii Mez)

Zizkaea tuerckheimii (Mez) W. Till & Barfuss Vriesea tuerckheimii (Mez) L.B. Smith



Other changes:

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Racinaea dyeriana (André) Barfuss & W. TillTillandsia dyeriana André
Racinaea hamaleana (E. Morren) Barfuss & W. TillTillandsia hamaleana E. Morren
Racinaea venusta (Mez& Wercklé) Barfuss & W. TillTillandsia venusta Mez & Wercklé
Tillandsia heliconioides KunthVriesea heliconioides (Kunth) Hooker ex Walpers
Tillandsia malzinei (E. Morren) BakerVriesea malzinei E. Morren
Vriesea ochracea Rauh & E. GrossWerauhia ochracea (Rauh & E. Gross) J.R. Grant