| Name | Tillandsia tetrantha var. scarlatina L. B. Smith |
| Authorship | L. B. Smith |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Tillandsia tetrantha Ruiz & Pavon |
| Citation | 1930 Contr. Gray Herb. 89: 15. |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Tillandsia tetrantha var. scarlatina L. B. Smith |
| Identification made in | 1928 (1), 1951 (1) |