| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | | Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:42. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | | León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominica | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Grenada | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Guadeloupe | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Haiti | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | | Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Martinique | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Lucia | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Vincent and Grenadines | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Belize | | | Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | | Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | | Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | | Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | | Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Suriname | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Zulia | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | | Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1349-1354. |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | | Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | | Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. | |