Bromelia lingulata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 285. 1753.
"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 2267.
Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 3: 405. 1979): [icon] " Bromelia foliis serrato-spinosis, obtusis" in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 53, t. 64, f. 1. 1756.
Current name: Aechmea lingulata (L.) Baker ( Bromeliaceae).