Type: Ecuador, province of Azuay: without exact locality, collected by José Strobel (deceased), cultivated by his wife Elizabeth Strobel in Cuenca, flowered in cultivation in Quito by José M. Manzanares, Mar. 2001, José M. Manzanares 6961 (holotype: QCNE; isotype: WU).
Etymology: It is named after the Germans José Strobel (deceased) who discovered the bromeliad, and Elizabeth Strobel (deceased), his wife who cultivated it in Cuenca, Ecuador.