| Name | Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pavon |
| Authorship | Ruiz & Pavon |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Tillandsia Linnaeus |
| Citation | 1802 Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 41, t. 270, f.a. |
| Holdings | 6 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pavon |
| Identification made in | 1927 (1), 2005 (5) |