Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Bromeliales (8)
Family: Bromeliaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Tillandsia (2)
Epithet: recurvata (L.) L. (1)
Synonyms: Diaphoranthema recurvata (L.) Beer, Diaphoranthema uniflora (Kunth) Beer, Renealmia recurvata L.
recurvata => recurved, curved backwards
uniflora => one-flowered