Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Bromeliales (8)
Family: Bromeliaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Tillandsia (2)
Epithet: stricta Sol. ex Ker Gawl. (2)
Synonym: Anoplophytum strictum (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) Beer
stricta => drawn together, stiff, upright
strictum => drawn together, stiff, upright