⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-218281, and has not been changed.

Aechmea thyrsiflora (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Schltdl. is a synonym of Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

This name is a synonym of Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 218281) with original publication details: Linnaea 18: 437 1845.