Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Bromeliales (8)
Family: Bromeliaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Bromelia (1)
Epithet: laciniosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. (1)
Synonym: Agallostachys laciniosus (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) K.Koch
laciniosa => shredded or torn
laciniosus => shredded or torn